70 hr rule

Go look at the recap section of any logbook.

 

As long as he is under the 100 mile rule he doesnt need to keep to the 11 hour rule. For that matter he may drive up to 14 hours per day. Most construction companies only want you to work M-F and a half day Saturday when the goings good.

Be grateful you even have a job!

 

Think you should understand this. If the driver does not return to the normal work reporting location within 12 consecutive hours and released, he will need a log book for the entire day.
(e) Short-haul operations
(e)(1) 100 air-mile radius driver. A driver is exempt from the requirements of Section 395.8 if:
(e)(1)(i) The driver operates within a 100 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location;
(e)(1)(ii) The driver, except a driver-salesperson, returns to the work reporting location and is released from work within 12 consecutive hours;
(e)(1)(iii)(A) A property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver has at least 10 consecutive hours off duty separating each 12 hours on duty;
(e)(1)(iii)(B) A passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver has at least 8 consecutive hours off duty separating each 12 hours on duty;
(e)(1)(iv)(A) A property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver does not exceed 11 hours maximum driving time following 10 consecutive hours off duty; or
(e)(1)(iv)(B) A passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver does not exceed 10 hours maximum driving time following 8 consecutive hours off duty; and
(e)(1)(v) The motor carrier that employs the driver maintains and retains for a period of 6 months accurate and true time records showing:
(e)(1)(v)(A) The time the driver reports for duty each day;
(e)(1)(v)(B) The total number of hours the driver is on duty each day;
(e)(1)(v)(C) The time the driver is released from duty each day; and
(e)(1)(v)(D) The total time for the preceding 7 days in accordance with §395.8(j)(2) for drivers used for the first time or intermittently.

 

I'd tell you but then I'd have to kill you!

 

And? Any U.S. recap I have seen you count the hours from the last seven days to see what you have left for the eighth day.

 

Or.........you drop the "1st" day and you dont have to do all that math, if you have been bumping your 70

 

Ok, let's make it simple. 10 hours each day. After 7 days that is 70 hours. Now at the beginning of the 8th day I drop the first day and have 10 hours available on the 8th day? That would be 70 in 7, not 70 in 8.

 

That's pretty much it - should have posted "midnight" rather than "morning" though.

If you're doing 10 hour days, 7 days straight - you don't have much left for no. 8. One way to get a day off! OTOH, if you are on 70/8, and they want you to work at all on that 8th day... it certainly can't be driving.

 

You automatically drop the 'first' day every day anyway if you're doing your recap correctly. Day 1 is the first day so on the 8th day your first day should drop off the log completely and you should pick up those hours that dropped.

 

Dont know about you..... But I would much rather park it on the 8th day and take that 34. I almost could sleep that 34 when tired enough.