30 min break at 8 hours

I think some company have that kind of policy because they are strict.

 

The law states that you can not drive if more than 8 hours have passed since your last off duty period of 30 minutes or greater.

I don't care what your instructor has to say about it.

 

wait till you run across a dot that does care. the law states cant drive over 8 hrs without a 30 min break.

 

Your instructor is wrong.

I'd love to hear his take on the 34 hour reset.

 

The dot cares about everything.

 

This is the court ruling that would disagree with your instructor. The 8 hour break rule does not apply to trucks that only drive on short haul operations. Do not try the my teacher told me so defense.

On December 27, 2011 (76 FR 81133), FMCSA published a final rule amending its hours-of-service (HOS)
regulations for drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The final rule adopted
several changes to the HOS regulations, including a new provision requiring drivers to take a rest break
during the work day under certain circumstances. Drivers may drive a CMV only if 8 hours or less have
passed since the end of the driver’s last off-duty or sleeper-berth period of at least 30 minutes. FMCSA did
not specify when drivers must take the 30-minute break, but the rule requires that they wait no longer than 8
hours after the last off-duty or sleeper-berth period of that length or longer to take the break. Drivers who
already take shorter breaks during the work day could comply with the rule by taking one of the shorter
breaks and extending it to 30 minutes. The new requirement took effect on July 1, 2013.

 

That instructor needs to go to school himself or something. Thats not right, I wouldnt screw with it. DOT will care when you get your logs checked.