A question about the 70 hour/8 day rule

I've always thought and read that the 70 hours is on-duty(driving) hours, but the logbook and guide the company gave me says to calculate on-duty(driving), and on-duty(not driving) towards the 70 hours. Other employees are also telling me that it's only driving hours.

Which is it? Does on-duty(not driving) count towards the 70 hours, or no?

 

Thanks for the replies everyone! Seems kinda silly, though, to allow us to drive 11 hours a day and be on duty but not driving for an additional 3, but then when you figure the 70 hour 8 day thing that's... 70/8=8.75 hours total for each day.

 

lol I think my dispatcher would have a stroke if I told him I was out of hours and needed a reset. God I hope this 6 months is up fast!

 

I was doing that, as per the log book instructions, but I kept hearing over and over how I didn't need to include line 4, which is why I'm asking here for clarification. Frankly I hate having to even ask here, but my new driver orientation was three inches of paperwork to read and sign on a two-hour ride to pick up my first truck.

And I have a feeling that my dispatcher doesn't care about the 70/8 rule, to be honest. But you are right, it is my ### on the line and not his(except the DOT is already investigating the company...), so if I'm out of hours, I'm out of hours.