Repeal 34 reset

“To the weak, I have become weak so that I may gain the weak...”

To the unreasonable, you have become unreasonable so that you may gain the unreasonable.

Well played.

 

If you're going to have a 70/8 rule, you have to have a reset option for a lot of reasons. And who says you have to leave out precisely at 34 hours hours? With the 70/8 rule and without a reset option, and given the importance and abundance of appointments and JIT loads, the dangers of "waiting on midnight" would be a more frequent thing then it is now. Which begs the question, why are you making your arguments the way you are?

 

I'll go and boil your brains for a second...if you think a 34 hour reset is bad, can you even get your head around a 24 hour reset? See Regulations Section for reference. It's in 395.1(d)(1). I for one really appreciated the 24 hour reset when I worked oilfield.

 

Don't sit at some hole. Last time I did a reset I rented a car and drove to Vegas for a very nice weekend.

 

Please excuse my ignorance, I've just gotten back into OTR after owning a local hauling and grading business and then spending a few months in the oil fields (different rules).

Could some one please explain what y'all mean when you say recap?

Also, could someone please list the options and/or full HOS rules as I'm a bit confused what the options and rules are for OTR 48 state driving.

Thanks in advance!!

 

Do your own research and study. This is a few of probably 100 different sites found under "HOS rules explained" Google search
https://www.boltinsurance.com/truck-driver-hours-of-service-rules-101/

DOT Hours of Service (HOS) Rules - Frequently Asked Questions

 

I'm trying to do the research!! LOL I found it actually since I posted that.

I still don't know what anyone means by recap though.

@STexan the bolt insurance link you posted is actually not correct (see what I mean by a lot of confusion out there.)

Bolt says "
What are the Rules?

Workers are required, by law, to record their hours accurately in a log book. In the event of an accident, these logs are recovered to determine whether fatigue may have played a role in causing the accident. The new hours-of-service law changes the following for truckers according to the Department of Transportation website on the regulations.

• Truck drivers are now limited to a maximum workweek of 70 hours. Before the new regulations, the limit was 82 hours.
• Drivers may resume driving after driving 70 hours within one workweek as long as they rest for 34 uninterrupted hours. These hours must include two nights, particularly between the hours of 1:00 and 5:00 AM, when the body clock needs sleep most.
• Drivers must take a 30-minute break within the first eight hours of their shifts.
• Additionally, drivers cannot drive for more than 14 consecutive hours following 10 consecutive off-duty hours.
• "

The last sentence is not correct, you can only drive up to 11 total hours before you must take a 10 consecutive hours off.

Anyway, here are the actual rules:

Summary of Hours of Service Regulations


So, still would like to know what this "recap" thing is. Thanks!!

 

Recap just means keeping track of the previous hrs in the preceeding 7 days so you know how many hrs you can work today without going over 70 hrs in 8 days.

However I would like to add that a reset gives you an extra 11 hrs to work in an 8 day period. 81 hrs in 8 days can be done legally.

 

Are you sure about that? A reset means you haven't done anything for 34 hours (more than 1 full 24 hour day). So you start your new 70. No way you can legally run 81 hours in 8 days from that point (or any point for that matter)

Take the garbage you heard at the Petro coffee counter and at the shade tree at CDL school with a grain of salt or better yet, cipher on it. Let us know how this is possible for the rest of us mortals who no longer have the ability to time-travel.