My employment has just been terminated over the phone. I am about 9 hours from where I live and where I'm dropping truck and trailer but only 6 hours of drive time remaining on eld. Would I be able to use the 16 hour exception to complete trip safely? Really dont want to spend another moment in this truck. Thanks for all and any insight.
Just wondering....eld question
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by chucomom, Dec 12, 2019.
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I wouldn't worry about it unless you know you will be going by a scale house. They fired you, let them worry about the log violation . Personally , I'd just go on home.
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The math doesn't work. You'll still be an hour short even if it was legal, which it's not. If you are 9 hours away you will not meet the requirement of starting and stopping at the same location for the last 5 days.
PC is also likely out as fired or not, you are still moving at the direction of the motor carrier.
That said, I'd be awful tempted to just drive home. Gotta worry about scales and getting in a wreck, no matter whose falt though.Kurt Michaels and Bean Jr. Thank this. -
If you're fired, you don't work for the carrier, right? You are therefore not a commercial driver.......
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Put yourself and your safety first driver.
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If empty, I'd at least run the legal hours out, then pc home.piston865 and otherhalftw Thank this.
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