Hazmat-Paid for your 30 break?

Aren't explosives the only thing they needs be watched at all times.

 

FMCSA doesn't regulate pay. Department of Labor has exempted truck drivers from almost all pay regulations.

Basically what that means is it's up to company policy to pay or not.

 

CZar hit it on the head. We avoid getting into pay issues as much as possible unless it’s a case we can forward to a law enforcement agency. For example, a driver made a complaint on the nccdb about not being paid from a double broker and FMCSA was able to give the case to the fbi and turned it into a wire fraud case.

Open a dialogue with your carrier safety manager and just be honest about how often you want to leave your truck but physically can’t. IMO, if you approach it differently you might get a side eye because it’s completely plausible for a driver to take the 30 out of the cab at an approved hazmat stop location.

I’ll research this with our division hazmat lead next week and see if there’s been any specific case.

 

They're just going to tell you it's rolled into the extra rate you get paid for doing that hazmat load in the first place.

Now, if you want the headache of keeping track of which days you took a break and which days you didn't, I'm sure they'll be willing to cut your base pay.

 

We never got paid extra for hazmat. The load will just have to exist as it is within the very small amount of regulations pertaining to certain classes. If the driver must remain with vehicle? That limits the usual spots you can put certain HM loads. Since the tractor has everything you need on hand that should not be a problem.

 

So fuel is division 3 and 1.3?

 

If you're being compensated, you cannot be off duty...