Can company drivers take there 34 hours in the truck

First, thank you, it was. That is why I conditioned my comment with "I think", over the past few years I have stopped paying attention to part 395.

 

My own situation is an out for the week, back home for a 34 regional carrier. We have a few guys that live in the trucks in the yard when they're back, but I wouldn't want to live that way. It really depends on the company. If you're not out on the road it'll be more of a situational thing depending on company.

 

A 34 reset just needs to be NOT driving, not on-duty. It can be under the truck, in a bathroom, under a storm grate, in a tree. The answer to nearly every question starting with "Do companies allow/prohibit...? Is some companies yes and other companies no. It only matters what are the rules at the ONE company you are working for.

 

I think what you are asking is whether they allow you to take a 34 on the road as opposed to in the truck and the answer is yes to both. You could even park at the truck stop and uber over to a rent a car place and drive off 500 miles and do your own thing overnight and come back, so long as your truck has rested for 34 hours, you will gain back a full 70 hour clock : - )

 

Wife and I lived in our company truck for 2 years. Stayed with family when we came home.

 

Oyyy that's horrible. Me and the truck are done with each other after 10 hours!!!

 

Depends upon the person and the situation. If I were single without a little guy, I'd probably sell off most my stuff and put the rest into storage so I could move into a truck full-time. I'd do that for 5 years, then retire. The proceeds from my stuff being sold plus my wages that would be stacked in the bank rather than spent maintaining a house and car(s) would be more than enough, when combined with investments and the 401(k) when the age came about for me to retire a decade early, and that would make it worth it to me. Keep your eye on the prize.

 

Hahahah that's a nice dream to have. Nothing is that easy or everyone would be doing that

 

And when you leave that truck you now have nothing and need to invest to start back your life. Even if you have saved $500,000 it would be gone in a year or two.

 

I did it. I am still making enough from investments and from buying property early on that I am today 10 years after retirement ADDING to the corpus of my investments. To date, I still have not touched a dime of social insecurity and while I am not living in a mansion, I am also not living in a small cramped apartment.