70 hour rule question

Just going by what I remember from class, mind you, but there is something like an extension. It's not according to the 70 hours, but to the 11 driving hours in a given work day.

I think if you encounter weather or other serious/emergency conditions that would be unsafe for you to stop in (IE Blizzard, hurricane, etc) you are permitted to continue on up to two (2) hours in order to get to a safe location to stop.

I have the big green bible (regulations) around here somewhere. I'll try to look up the regulations in a bit.

 

you can drive "up to" an extra 2 hours to get to a safe place, if you didn't know before you started your trip about bad weather/road conditions in ADVANCE of your departure (starting point). if you knew that there was going to be bad weather, then you cannot drive those extra 2 hours. someone, somehow has to "prove" you knew beforehand. and you cannot use this extra 2 hours every day or every week. there is a limit, but i do not have my DOT rules book.

 

It is definitely for extreme situations. You can be sure that if your safety department sees you use this very often at all that you will be in the office soon for a little "counseling".

 

What the California handbook says is that you can't go beyond 60 hours in 7 days followed by a day rest, or 70 hours in 8 days followed by 34 hours rest. It seems awfully silly to me. Granted, people shouldn't be driving for extended periods of time without sleep because they could cause an accident - it seems like they put the maximums awfully low though. Maybe it will make more sense to me if I decide to go for it and get my CDL.

 

No you can NOT legally drive past the 70 hour. You can however be on line 4 past your 70 hour, it will come out of your hours available for tomorrow.

The only regulation the 2 hour advherse weather is for is the 11 hour rule.

You can not drive past the 14th hour or past the 60/70 for any reason (legally).

 

You was a smart one there. Technically if you or the dispatcher could have know the "bad weather" was coming you can not use the adverse weather anyhow. Everyone knew the storm was coming so technically DOT says you should plan better. That is basically their words (not mine). You have to outweigh if you want to be stuck on the road or at a truck stop (hotels are even better ).

GREAT JOB! I WANT SPRING TO BE HERE