Logging off duty while loading/unloading

I'm a grown man. I don't need to ask for permission. If they say it's gonna be 2 hours before the load is ready, im walking across the street to that dinner and getting a hot meal.

 

If you're a grown man, you're in the wrong business! don't you know you need them to tell you when an where you can do everything.

In all seriousness, I meant to say if you cant leave, you shouldn't log it off duty. If you leave, that proves you can.

 

I'm off duty for everything and anything except driving and occasional fuel and pre trips, had em look at my logs twice in last year. Each time they said you have not violated any of your clocks, good deal your all clear.. I said yes sir, cause I follow the rules to the T.. lol

 

I even was off duty during my DOT inspections both times.. whooops!!!! saving my clock mr officer

 

You just got a dumb cop. Don't count on that happening every time.

 

Very true.. I might just have to pay a ticket one day, till that day though keep rolling

 

Note - some companies will have a letter in the truck cab book allowing a driver to log line 1 or 2 after the 15min on duty check in.

Regulations Section


Question 2: What conditions must be met for a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) driver to record meal and other routine stops made during a work shift as off-duty time?

Guidance:

Drivers may record meal and other routine stops, including a rest break of at least 30 minutes intended to satisfy 49 CFR 395.3(a)(3)(ii), as off-duty time provided:

1. The driver is relieved of all duty and responsibility for the care and custody of the vehicle, its accessories, and any cargo or passengers it may be carrying.

2. During the stop, and for the duration of the stop, the driver must be at liberty to pursue activities of his/her own choosing.

FR 78 41853, July 12, 2013]



Question 3: A driver has been given written permission by his/her employer to record meal and other routine stops made during a tour of duty as off-duty time. Is the driver required to record such time as off-duty, or is it the driver’s decision whether such time is recorded as off-duty?

Guidance: It is the employer’s choice whether the driver shall record stops made during a tour of duty as off-duty time. However, employers may permit drivers to make the decision as to how the time will be recorded.

Question 4: A driver has been given written permission by his/her employer to record meal and other routine stops made during a tour of duty as off-duty time. Is the driver allowed to record his stops during a tour of duty as off-duty time when the Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) is laden with HM and the CMV is parked in a truck stop parking lot?

Guidance: Drivers may record meal and other routine stops made during a tour of duty as off-duty time, except when a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) is laden with explosive HM classified as hazard divisions 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 (formerly Class A or B explosives). In addition, when HM classified under hazard divisions 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 are on a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV), the employer and the driver must comply with §397.5 of the FMCSRs.

 

Same here.

 

"The shipper said I couldn't be in my truck, so I logged Off Duty while sitting in the break room."