Waiting for dispatch..On or Off Duty?

I wouldn't and the reason why is you will be using up all your time sitting and not driving, now if your payed by the hour thats another story.....

 

I understand what your saying and technically you are correct there is nothing wrong with following the rules....I'm gonna back out of this one because I don't want to steer you wrong and get you into some trouble...

I tend to bend the rules a little..

 

On duty , not driving Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

musicgal what you need to do is ask your logs department to send you a quallcom message clarifying how you log it, they should also send it to your dm....yes this is gonna create a problem between you and your dm but it will also CYA.....while I was waiting for dispatch to get back to me I would always go line one and get off line 4 ASAP.....that was when I worked for a quallcomm company ( what I call the major outfits). When I was driving for smaller companies uh I was line one alot

 

no way do i stay on duty, half the time im relaxing reading a book or playing online, that isnt on duty. even at a shipper you can go in the sleeper and count it there.

 

Our company we log 15 minutes checking in and then go off duty. Then if you have hours available you log back on duty driving when heading for your next load. I'll bracket the time at the shipper on my log. When I get unloaded, I'm in the sleeper sleeping or watching TV anyways. Alot of times I'll drive all night and run out of hours checking in and log going into my 10 off. Then I'll try to sleep there or mosey outside the gate. This is typical of reefer drivers.
The rules don't understand real life sometimes and you have to maximize your logbook or you will find yourself getting 1700 miles a week. I'm not staying on the road for no $200 take home.

Of course there are companies that are strictly by the book and have EOBR's. You have no choice but to comply. But from what I hear you manually enter duty changes while sitting. So you can control that.

 

Get your company to relieve you (And get it in writing ie letter, card etc.) and go off duty. That said, there are some places where their entry policy requires you remain "in readiness", so you cannot go off duty (Or go in the sleeper), regardless of what your company says. Consult with your company safety people for guidance (Not just a DM).

Best regards

 

I'm paid for line 3, get nothing for line 4. You can guess how I log it.