Another question about PC

But but.....I’m being paid. I am doing something the carrier told me to do.

 

So according to what some are saying, you could empty in San Diego and drive empty off duty PC non-stop to your house in Bangor Maine. Then immediately be dispatched on a load because you would have had your 34 during your continuous non-stop drive of 3200+ miles. "No limits on how far you can drive on PC", and if you are off duty then there is no HOS requirement to stop, right?

This scenario is exactly what some people used to do decades ago when freight was more regulated and 'backhauls' were rare, your freight lane (tariff) was one way and you came back empty, but the rate covered the move profitably.


Dispatcher to Driver - okay buddy I see you're empty in Memphis. We have nothing for you today, why don't you head to Phoenix, I'm not dispatching you right now, but will find a load for you there once you get there. Okay to PC it, you're not dispatched. Call me after you get there.

 

Think of it this way; PC isn't any different than Off Duty. If your on line 1 than PC could apply. Any other line at it doesn't work out. I never understood the need for PC at all anyway. If you're off duty then you're line 1. Lots of reasons to drive off duty.

 

Is the Carrier's yard, next load or other business related issues in Bangor Maine?

 

Excuse - I met a chick online. Lol

 

No. The rules say you still must get enough rest.

 

Sure.

Another question about PC

You can't be relieved of all responsibility and be getting paid.

You're not required to do a pretrip, that is not required by the regs. So whether or not you log it is between you and your motor carrier. Not the DOT.

 

Forget the guidance, forget company policy! At the end, on the side of the road PC is what a MCSAP/CVSA/DOT officer determines it to be. I'm not trying to argue this point as much as ground this PC conversation back to basics. EVEN if you later beat the case in court, you still will have an OOS order in the CSA data along with a tow bill and being late. I have spoken to DOT officers about this distance thing. If you are hundreds of miles PC they are going to stop you, especially if you are laden or yanking an empty. This interpretation problem is not limited to PC. It can be applied to almost all the rules.