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Can a carrier tell you when and where to take your 30 minute break?

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by HoustonTrucker, Oct 16, 2017.

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  1. Oct 16, 2017 #1
    HoustonTrucker

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    The company I work for is trying to tell me when and where I should take my 30 minute break, nethier of which is agreable to me. I do a lay down run. So essentially go to the same places on a given day and do the reverse the next day. They want me to take a break at their terminal in a particular city, which has no food options beyond a vending machine.

    Can they legally do this, or per the FMCSA can I take my break when I see fit as long as it's before 8 hours of On Duty time?
     
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  3. Oct 16, 2017 #2
    Mark Kling

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    running logs or in the 100 air mile rule?
     
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  4. Oct 16, 2017 #3
    Hulld

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    They can not dictate to you where or when you take the brake as long as you take a legal break at a legal location.
    They also cannot dictate where and when you use the bathroom.
     
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  5. Oct 16, 2017 #4
    HoustonTrucker

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    Logs.
     
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  7. Oct 16, 2017 #5
    HoustonTrucker

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    Just to clarify, is this spelled out in the FMCSA? They left me a note telling me this at the terminal last week so i havent spoken to them about it yet.
     
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  8. Oct 16, 2017 #6
    shogun

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    There is no stipulation in the HOS saying where it has to be taken, and no you're company cannot tell you where to take it. Today I had five stops and I decided which stop I would log as my break. Surely the run isn't so tight that they don't want you taking a few extra mins to find somewhere else besides the terminal.
     
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  9. Oct 16, 2017 #7
    Grumppy

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    I say they can. Its simply a company policy. Its an inter-company issue. There is NO rule from FMCSA that says they cant. Again, this is a company policy just like any other inter-company policy. Where to buy fuel, where to leave your truck when on your days off, when to report in on a daily basis for example, etc, etc. As long as they are not violating a written rule or law, they can set any policy they choose inter-company.
    There is NO rule (or law) that says they cant dictate where you take your break.
     
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  10. Oct 16, 2017 #8
    street beater

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    Maybe not, but they would tell me once, i would tell them not happening once. They push it, im movin on.


    (Just me though...)
     
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  11. Oct 16, 2017 #9
    fargonaz

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    They own you.
     
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  12. Oct 16, 2017 #10
    street beater

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    Only as far as you let them
     
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