Question about driving and working hours

You're not in violation if you didn't exactly work 14 hours. No matter how many hours on your 70 you have remaining, you still have the 14 hour window.

 

You can drive 11 out of 14 hours, after 14 hours you can not drive till you have 10 hours off duty. You can work forever no limit, but you can noy drive, period.

After 70 hours in 8 days you can not drive, till you have hours come off the 70.

You can use a 34 hour reset on your 70 hour clock, once every 168 hours/ 7 days this muust include 2 periods betweem 1am to 5am. So if you have weekends off that will reset your hours.

You must have 10 hours off between shifts or you can not drive, period. You can come back to work, no driving.

Its up to you to decide if you want to gamble, they will hang you out to dry if you have a problem, could be criminal neglegence . If you have an accident and someone is kiled you could be facing jail time, To me its not worth it, I do not run over hours.

Good Luck, but when I had just enough time to get back to the yard thats where I would go, deliveries done or not.

 

Total hours: 70 hrs in a 8 day period
Daily: 14 hours (11 hours of driving the most)
Daily reset: 10 hours from the time you punch out to punch in.
Weekly reset: 34 hours with two periods from 0100 to 0500 off duty.

You can legally deny any work that will make you violate your hours of service. If you have five hours left on the clock, start heading back at the fourth hour. Do you work for PBG or a pepsi distributor company? You can actually call the DPS and they will stop by and audit them. Big fines!! You cant work after you ran out of hours, period. If they try any disciplinary action, ask them to educate themselves in DOT regulations and hours of service, harrassment can get you an easy case on any court.

 

You are completely wrong. You cannot work more than 70 hours a week. If you have five hours left, you only work five hours.

Driver is responsable for his or her hours of service. Any accident or issue can actually bring you legal issues.

 

thats what I meant. You can only work 5 hours in that 14 hour window. You still have 14 hours to do it.

 

I worked for coca cola and know what you are saying. Try ltl freight, you will love it.

 

you can work as much as you want.... the only limit the Hours of Service address is DRIVING...

If you start your last day with just 5 hours left on your 70, once you have been on duty and driving for 5 hours, then no more driving, but you can still work.

 

short haul exemption.

395.1

 

Short haul extension only extends the 14 hr clock. Not the 70.