Can my boss tell me to come back to work before my 10 hrs off? Looking for clarification.

I agree.

It's a corundum to me. It's there to use, but I just don't do well with it.

That dispatcher lost me as a driver to work for her company as soon she made her spine straight to stand over me and speak as FMCSA in a condescending voice about that particular hours problem that night. As if I was a child. Her delusions of complete and utter authority to "Allow" me to log 16 hours to resolve a 14 hour limit on logging her deliveries spoken just so in that tone seriously destroyed our working relationship.

God help anyone else working for her.

 

Look OP, I will give you some really good advice.

When presented with this problem and where you have to wait to get home to get a good nights sleep, ALWAYS TURN OFF YOUR PHONE.

If the boss complains, tell him your phone died and it had to be charged, if he calls the home phone (if you have one) then tell him you were sleeping over your mom's house because she has issues with something - like electrical.

Just get a good nights sleep. The freight will be there in the morning.

 

Yes,youre now on "Sh.t List",...A Few Grunt Runs Will Follow...Eventually youll have to tell him "to go pack sand in your a.s...Im "taard",Not Doing It"...What R U Gonna Do About It? He will either fire ya,or think this guy /gal Doesnt take any Crap? It can be a "Gamble",but ,Who really cares? Its your "livelyhood",sometimes have to utter something like "im,too tired ,for safety reasons,sir,gonna have to get Rodney sir.Sometimes,make a stand or "suffer abuse".Idid this several times.Once they had 5 inches of snow fall in an hour,45mph winds etc.Called in,sir,I Dont "feel safe" doing this run ,Presently". Talked sh.t about it.Guess what? Load was still "sittin there",the Next Day.Huh...Couldnt Get "Nobody else to run it".Lol

 

Keep track of your 70. There is NO exception to that unless we are at war and you are hauling military support type freighting for the war effort or a post natural disaster in FEMA service.

Once you hammer your 70. That truck and you must not do anything at all until your recap gives it back or you take a 34.

If you are using a 16 exemption every week, then gtfo of that company. I only used it maybe twice in my lifetime. Otherwise if a planned 10 hour day is completely wrecked by something I'll just park it int he first truckstop for the day/night and worry about them getting me a new Appt time when they get it.