do DOT inspections count against your elog time?

On duty.

I was once captured 20 minutes from delivery in Sayre NY at or near the PA line with 1 hour and fifteen minutes left on paper against the 70 hour week HOS. Inspection 30 minutes and released. Delivered 15 minutes plus 20 and done 10 minutes all out on the 70 hour week. PC took care of that.

 

I disagree. If you don't have time for an inspection, bad weather, or accidents then perhaps the load was too tight to begin with.

Sure, it may be theroretically possible to run that load, but not practical. A traffic accident or bad weather could have cost more downtime. If there was enough time on the load you wouldn't even be worrying about the issue...

 

I agree. Always allow some hours or even a half a day loose time in your planning. So that a inspection does not cost you 5000 dollar load or whatever due to scheduling too tight. Thats on the management.

Truckers are not machines and are subject to interception for any number of inspections, accidents or god knows what else random life events.

 

Shouldn't someone who has employees already know the rules of this game?

 

Only if you want to be successful. There's no information available on how many of these mom and pop outfits go out of business in the first year or two but I'll bet it';s the majority of them.

 

This is basic stuff. Covered in the green book. You should probably read it.

 

Somewhat strange the officer would give a warning. How was the warning issued?