2 weeks running straight....hos?????

It says time spent unloading/ loading, supervising or assisting. It doesn't say time the vehicle is being unloaded by someone else. Which comes the part of supervising. If the customer doesn't require nor the carrier then your technically relieved of duty and can enter the sleeper. Refer back to part 1

 

1) All time at a plant, terminal, facility, or other property of a motor carrier or shipper, or on any public property, waiting to be dispatched, unless the driver has been relieved from duty by the motor carrier;

Lock me up and throw away the key.. Not happening. To actually log the legal way these people who have never drove a truck want you to log. You might get 1500 miles b4 you hit your 70.

 

Yeah.... If relieved of duty by carrier. Meaning if they don't require you to supervise.

The language is very weak in the guidelines. Nothing prohibits from using the sleeper.

 

WRONG.......the shipper or the reciever is not the motor carrier. How are you gonna prove just because they didnt need your help or supervision for loading or unloading that your were "relieved" from duty. "relieved from duty".....That means you were not under dispatch. that fact of you knowing that you are going to unload there or reload there and are in limbo is whats gonna get you. if you knew about the load situation, that means you were under dispatch.its gonna show you were there at that facility to unload or load and that you went right back to that facility to unload or load. they are refering to this as"remaining in readiness".

 

i don't see how the language is weak. it spells it all out for you. point blank.

unless your acttually in the sleeper, or driving. or releived of duty, (OFF DUTY), YOUR ARE ON DUTY.

NO IFS ANDS OR BUTS

nothing in the language mentions anything about not supervising.

sitting at a plant or terminal. ON DUTY. public property of a motor carrier or shipper. ON DUTY. waiting for dispatch on public property. ON DUTY. servicing the truck. ON DUTY.

 

I drive for Swift ... the only ones who think a 34 is mandatory are the drivers that are spending thier career hanging out that terminal ... I've been out since 9/6 last and driven everyday.

 

i've been out since 9/3.

use up 68 of my 70 monday through friday. running circles. neither location open on weekend.

 

WELL SAID SNOWWY! people think just because they went in the bunk,on paper, the there is a magical forcefield around them protecting them from boogie man. i'm not saying i do the " all by the book" approche by any means......you have to be very creative in your comic book,but someone asked a legit question. this is the answer as it reads......REMAINING IN READINESS. your not off duty anytime you are doing this when it can be proved. doesnt matter where your at.

 

well i guess i am not relieved of duty sleeping either if i am on a dispatch
my only option it appears is to keep the lawyers out of my buisness

 

snowy, i can legally drive my truck EMPTY, off duty from california to my home on the east coast

even a company driver has 3hrs of off-duty drive time every day he can use, even while under a load

knowledge is power

these companies do not want you knowing this because most likely drivers will do nothing but get into trouble, but knowing the law and using it to your advantage is as american as apple pie