ELD Editing Questions

It says "During the stop, and for the duration of the stop, the driver must be at liberty to pursue activities of his/her own choosing and to leave the premises where the vehicle is situated."

 

No, actually it doesn't say that anywhere. That's simply your interpretation of it, which is wrong.

 

No it is not. I copied it from the federal register that was shared above. Here is the link, and I will screen shot it too for you. Federal Register :: Request Access

 

You should’ve scrolled down the page farther until you got to the part where the guidance was revised in 2013. Most of the language in your screenshot has been eliminated.

 

Duly noted. I saw that it had been modified 2013. I thought this was after the modification, not before. I stand corrected.

 

Late answer but...
Simply put If you’re paid by the hour you’re ON DUTY otherwise it would benefit you more to go off duty.

 

The moment you get to a shipper or receiver put yourself on duty. Stay there for about 15 minutes and then go sleeper. If you have to move the truck do the yard crawl under 5 mph. Otherwise use personal conveyance and call it a personal yard move such as moving to the bathrooms or something. If drivers went on duty for every minute they were technically on duty you would run out of hours every single trip and be screwed