2 time logging questions

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Leea, Aug 10, 2011.

  1. Leea

    Leea Bobtail Member

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    This is my first week on the job.

    I am doing semi-local back and forth. I take the tractor to the hotel with me. What happens if I want to go to dinner and that takes me past the 14 hour clock?

    I went to a Walmart distribution center and it took me over a hour and a half to get out, and I dropped the trailer and bobtailed out. The wait to get in was almost an hour. What happens if I don't know that and I get there after a 12 hour day and it takes them more than a half hour to unload and I go over 14 hours?

    thanks
     
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  3. lostNfound

    lostNfound Road Train Member

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    If you are relieved of duty, responsibility, etc., unladen and neither the driver nor the truck are subject to an OOS order then you can use the truck for personal conveyance, so long as you are not re-positioning for your next load and your company's policy allows personal use. Where you are in your 11/14/70 is irrelevant. It is all logged as OFF-DUTY.
     
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  4. Bucktrucker

    Bucktrucker Medium Load Member

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    You must return to the same location you where relieved from for this prevision to work. You can't drop a tralior and bobtail 50 miles down the road and go to walmart and not return back to original place then after your break pick up a tralior down there and continue on. And by law if your sitting in line waitting and you go over your 14 your illegal if your driving, which you would be if sitting in line. You can continue to work as long as you would like you just can't drive until your break. Also if your dispatched out of the same place and return to the same place everyday you have a 2 hour extision once a week you can use .
     
  5. CondoCruiser

    CondoCruiser The Legend

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    Edit, I saw after the fact lostnfound answered it. :)
     
  6. Injun

    Injun Road Train Member

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    Says who? Quote the FMCSR you are referring to, if you don't mind.

    If you're on e-logs and you're at a Walmart DC, you will eat a violation.

    On paper logs? I'm unladen and on my way to where I'm going to lodge for the night. I'll log it off duty. Well, even on e-logs, I'll place myself on line 5 off-duty driving. Many company drivers do not have this option.

    Stay on the drive line while waiting in a line? Legal world, yeah. Real world? Whatever, dude.
     
  7. 123456

    123456 Road Train Member

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  8. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude!:biggrin_25525:
     
  9. Injun

    Injun Road Train Member

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    Yep. I'm old. My sayings are old and my thought processes are old. I kinda like it that way...
     
  10. 123456

    123456 Road Train Member

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    That's Cool.......
     
  11. Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Is the OP doing under the 100 mi rule ? (Flew into Ct. doing a temp job, then flying out when done).
     
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