Landstar / EOBR

I figured it'd let you use off duty driving for as long as you want. I mean what if you use your truck as your personal vehicle at home to run errands and stuff?



Ethan

 

Yeah, you'd think what would it matter if you were driving your truck B/T or driving your car? I'm not sure if that is a DOT reg or if it is a company reg. I just had this conversation with safety this past Thursday. I live exactly 62 miles from our main terminal and was asking about the line 5 option and she told me to start driving towards home using line 3 then, because we can't use the Qaulcomm while the vehicle is moving, stop 30 mins from the house and switch to line 5 - Yeah, like that is going to happen; if I start driving, it takes a lot to get me to stop. The only other option I didn't discuss with them, for obvious reasons, was that if I have to, I will just log out of the system and try it that way. Then it doesn't know who is driving. Not like it would be hard to figure out since it's my truck, but...eh, who cares. If it ends up being a problem then I'm sure they will let me know. Like the old saying goes, "It's easier to get forgiveness that to get permission."

 

Honestly, I log out of my system for certain reasons. I always log out when it goes to the shop because they might take it for a test drive. If i was an Owner Id dang sure log out and just use paper logs especially if i use my truck at home for my personal truck like going to the store for groceries. I plan on selling my car and using the truck for a few errands when at home. I just gotta be able to use off duty driving as much as i need

 

According to OOIDA, Off-Duty Driving is unlimited. These carriers (such as CR England, my previous carrier) puts a limit on it so it defaults to Line 3. All you do is call your logs department to change it back to OD after you're done driving. The reason is it prevents a driver from going forever OD while under a load and the carrier never catching it. This way, if you are over the time limit, you have to authenticate your use of it with a person who will verify you really were off duty.

 

You have a link to support the claim on OOIDA?

 

Most units have a line 5 option if the carrier enables it. Before driving you set the unit to line 5 and then you are free to move about the country w/o it counting against you. It doesn't know the difference so some people do use line 5 as a way to cheat sometimes.

 

yes but if i remember right...Landstar only allows something like 20 miles on line 5.

 

I'm old school i feel there is time to be had or made better use of then watching the clock tic for 4 hrs. sitting on a dock watch your fuel time and make more money with and on paper. I like the old way.

 

LS has the Off-Duty Driving set for 1 hour per day. BTW, even though you may actually own the truck, the company you lease it to has control over it's movement, by law.

 

I did not know this. That's insane.

Ethan