10 HR break interrupted

Yes your right! But at what cost? The idea that your paid per hr and not mileage is a benfit that you will lose in the end.

 

Sadly folks want to make jokes about a driver allowing a company to force log falsification.

And the industry descends further.

 

Awww come on - I think we covered the mans question.

I’ll cook you an omelette to make it up to ya.

 

I scratch my head and ponder how many think how the 10 hour rule applies. I go by what the book says not the dispatcher or what another may think its suppose to be like. That is a trainwreck waiting to happen

 

Sometimes I regret posting.

Im leaning that way on this one. This industry has been gyrating wildly.

 

You must be really cooped up.

 

You shouldn't have to communicate with them at all on your 10 hour break. Even doing that violates HOS. Even restarting it due to an interruption violates HOS because the HOS rules state the break is to be uninterrupted. You're getting screwed. This violates labor laws, DOT HOS laws, and violates your dignity as an employee in this Country.

 

Not necessarily.

Question 5: Do telephone calls to or from the motor carrier that momentarily interrupt a driver’s rest period constitute a change of the driver’s duty status?

Guidance: Telephone calls of this type do not prevent the driver from obtaining adequate rest. Therefore, the FHWA does not consider these brief telephone calls to be a break in the driver’s off duty status.

- Regulations Section​