7/8 day 70 hour clarification

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by double yellow, Sep 24, 2011.

  1. double yellow

    double yellow Road Train Member

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    I thought I understood log book rules, but have recently heard conflicting information on how to tally toward the 70.

    Basically I'd like to know how many on-duty/driving hours you can average each day before hitting the 34 hour reset

    Is it 7 days:
    1) 9.9
    2) 9.9
    3) 9.9
    4) 9.9
    5) 9.9
    6) 9.9
    7) 9.9
    -------
    69.3 hours total (10.6 hours available on 8th day)


    Or is it 8 days:
    1) 8.7
    2) 8.7
    3) 8.7
    4) 8.7
    5) 8.7
    6) 8.7
    7) 8.7
    8) 8.7
    -------
    69.6 hours total (9.1 hours available on 9th day)


    Thanks,
    DY
     
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  3. Onetruckpony

    Onetruckpony Medium Load Member

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    Just like it states...70 hours in the past 8 days.
    If you can count to 8 and add its easy.
    DAY - HRS - TOTAL - AVAIL
    1 1 1 69
    2 1 2 68
    3 1 3 67
    4 1 4 66
    5 1 5 65
    6 1 6 64
    7 1 7 63
    8 1 8 62
    9 1 8 62
    10 1 8 62
    On day 9 day 1 goes away
    day 10 day 1& 2 go away.
    Count back only 8 days.
     
  4. djtrype

    djtrype Heavy Load Member

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    If you average 8.75 hours a day of on duty/driving, you'll never run out of hours.

    Your 7 days are always subtracted from 70 to let you know how many hours you can drive on your 8th day and your 7 and 8 day total can never go beyond 70 hours. If they do, you screwed up along the way.
     
  5. double yellow

    double yellow Road Train Member

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    Thanks. So (assuming you could get the loads) it would be best to just take a 34-hour reset at the conclusion of your 6th consecutive 11-hour day:


    01 11 8.75
    02 11 8.75
    03 11 8.75
    04 11 8.75
    05 11 8.75
    06 11 8.75
    07 00 8.75
    08 11 8.75
    09 11 8.75
    10 11 8.75
    11 11 8.75
    12 11 8.75
    13 11 8.75
    14 00 8.75
    15 11 8.75
    16 11 8.75
    17 11 8.75
    18 11 8.75
    19 11 8.75
    20 11 8.75
    21 00 8.75
    22 11 8.75
    23 11 8.75
    24 11 8.75
    25 11 8.75
    26 11 8.75
    27 11 8.75
    28 00 8.75
    29 11 8.75
    30 11 8.75
    31 11 8.75
    .....297 271.25
     
  6. PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    That's the way it usually works at my company. Out 6-7 days, run hard then come back home to reset over the weekend.
     
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