34 Hour Reset Question?????

Or "Hey officer, do these donuts stale stale?"

My previous company's log department only required city and state for the log pages when I did a 34.

 

Unless you have a Motel Receipt to support your line 1
you best log the 34 on line 2

Exception is being at your domicile,then no receipt is required.

 

34 hours is a long time to show sleeper.... I use 1 and 2

 

Wheres is one of then Diesel bears when you need them ?
What does the FMCSR say about it ?
Sorry I dont carry one .....

 

(c)(2) Any period of 8 consecutive days may end with the beginning of any off-duty period of 34 or more consecutive hours.

Believe that's the 34-hour reset provision, here's the link:

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regu.../fmcsrruletext.aspx?chunkKey=090163348002396e

I'll look to see if there's anything more specific in there.

 

You can use either line 1 or line 2 or a combination of both to get your 34 hour restart. As long as your not on line 3 or 4 & accumulate a total of 34 consecutive hours between line 1 & 2, then you have your restart. You don't need motel receipts as stated above, that's just ridiculous. I've got a perfectly good bed sitting right here, a TV in the truck stop, a shower in the truck stop, & a restaurant in the truck stop. Why would I spent the money to go to a motel?

Also another thing that was said.... Log your 34 as straight sleeper birth? 34 hour restart or not, that is log falsification that a DOT officer will call you out on real quick. He knows you can't sit in that sleeper that long. You gotta poop sometime.... And I doubt your going to do that nasty thing in your sleeper when you have a toilet 20 feet away.... Oh wait, I'm talking to a bunch of truck drivers. Anything is possible & it won't surprise me.

 

As stated above the 34 hour restart can be any combination of line 1 and 2. The only time I showed 34 consecutive hours "off duty" was when I was at home. I do not recommend you show 34 hours in the sleeper. As stated above the DOT officers aren't stupid. Just be sure you show 8 consecutive hours in the bunk for your two sleep periods. Otherwise show off duty and relax.

 

Yes, but if you are logging 34 hours in the sleeper you are asking for trouble about falsifying your log book.