70 hours/8 day rule

.... and then because you drove less than max hours for the preceeding days you begin to pick hours up.

day 1= 9
day 2= 9
day 3= 9
day 4= 9
day 5= 9
day 6= 9
day 7= 9

Total 63 with 7 hours remaining.

day 8= 7

day 9= go back 7 days (day 9 is the 8th day again) 54 + 7 = 61 so you now have 9 available hours to drive on day 9.

.... and it keeps going like that, without a 34 reset. Of course if you have a load with more than 18 hours total drive time in a 30 hour or less delivery window you're out of luck because you don't have the available hours. You are pretty much going to be limited to 9 hours per day total unless you take the reset.


......... Jim

 

Here is what you said earlier.

Actually read what you said, before you go and assume that we don't know what we're talking about.

Your earlier statement is convoluted at best.

 

actually i explained it the same as jimbo 60 and not as fancy but the same point get across basically once your hrs are up you can not drive with out a proper 34 hr break so why all the nonsence i always found it easier just to take the 34 hr break with a fresh 70 hrs full stop and no commar.

 

If you burn your hours quick(say, in 5 or 6 days), then yes, a reset is in order.

If you run a slow and steady pace all the time(8.75hrs/day) you never need to reset.

aussiejosh, I think where the misunderstanding is coming in, is that your original post on this jumped day 8 all together, and you went on to talking about days 9 and 10. Probably just a simple mistake or oversight. I'm assuming now that you meant to be driving 7 hours on day 8, and then gain back 9 on day 9.

By golly, me thinks I've figured out this dilemma, of sorts.

 

The whole thread got started based on the idea that a 34 hour reset is some how mandatory. Then we got confrontational about verbage.

So...

For drivers who run hard and burn hours, the 34 is a convenience that lets them reset their 70 hour clock to zero. Otherwise they could get stuck in a situation where for 2-3 days they only have a couple of hours available each day so, it's practical to take a 34 and get back to running.

There is nothing in the regs that makes a 34 hour reset mandatory ever. If you are absolutely out of hours, you can get hours back with a 24 hour break. The 34 is a legal device to set you back to zero. That's all.


........ Jim

 

I agree with you Aussie, some of these idiots don't get it.

 

Dude!!! If you run 8.75 hrs for 8 days that's 70 hrs. After that, you must have 10 hrs in the sleeper and 24 hrs off, that equals 34. Isn't that amazing! Manditory .... Geez

 

Thanks The Healthy Driver glad someone can talk some sense for a change what you say makes real sense and yeah maybe i did make an error when i said that after the 9th day you'd have to take a 34 hr break i'd forgotten about how you go back to day 1 and deduct however your still left with the predicament of only being able to drive relatively short hrs like you say maybe 8 or so but if you putting in the big days like most of us proffessional's are doing then the system won't work so you might only be able to drive for 3 or 4 hrs so yeah the 34 hr break is handy to start from 0 again is the best option even if your not doing the real hard yards i'd still take the 34 hr break cause its good to just take a decent break . but hey were all different huh.

 

What in the hell are you squawking about? Of course you have to have at least 10 hours off each day(not all 10 have to be in the sleeper-first 2 can be off duty, then 8 in the sleeper).

Nowhere is it stated that you have to have 24 hours off. 34 for a reset, or keep within your 70 hours in 8 days. Some drivers aren't running hard, SO 8.75 hours a day in total means they'll never have to stop for a day, and will always have those 8.75 each day to go on.

Really, how hard is this to understand?

 

I agree with you aussiejosh. When I ran south, I always used the 34hr reset. Needed to since I would run around 3200miles a week, and be home each weekend.