I have a opportunity to become a backup driver. I am wondering if I will have hours to drive. I currently work 7 days a week. I work between 52 to 56 hours a week.
Monday- 12 hours
Tuesday- 4 to 5 hours
Wednesday- 4 to 5 hours
Thursday- 4 to 5 hours
Friday- 4 to 5 hours
Saturday- 12 hours
Sunday- 12 hours
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So would I have 14 to 16 hours for the week to drive.
HOS question
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Hawkeye72, Feb 20, 2015.
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depends on your operation. but as long as you don't have 70 hours in 8 days. or 60 hours in 7 days. depending on your operation.
your good for the 70. your screwed for the 60 -
Is that twelve hours driving?
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4 to 5 hour days are working dock at FedEx freight. This is also where I have opportunity to become backup driver. -
At 56 hours you have to enter on the log book you only have 4 hours to drive. Good luck with that. With 4 hours you are reporting to the same location and are on the 60 in 7 days limit. You will be under the 100mile air radius to avoid the actual log book but the employer must still adhere to the limit.
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OP, you will have a tough time logging your work legally, only having a few hours a week to drive is tough on the employer schedule. Does FedEx know about the other job? They may want you to have a full clock available for them to decide how you use it. In theory you could work as a driver one or two days a week, but since you never get a full day off the days you can work each week are going to rotate with your recap, which will make scheduling for FedEx difficult. -
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something as simple as logs, and so many drivers know so little
if he has 56 hours in 7 days, he can work 14 hours on Monday. If he does, he has 70 hours in 8 days, but picks up 12 hours after Midnight, going into Tuesday, since he drops off the 12 hours from the previous Monday.
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