Just wondering....eld question

Driving a CMV at the direction of the motor carrier. Sounds like he still falls under FMCSA to me. They have made very plain they don't care about pay and employment relates to pay.

Which brings up another point. Can he legally even drive the truck? I'm thinking insurance, drug pool and such.

 

Under load or not doesn't matter for PC, being told to move at the direction of the motor carrier does matter though.

 

Does if he's going home. He can give them their truck back tomorrow.

 

Wrong !! He has a CDL there for he's a commercial driver.

 

No it doesn't. You might want to check out this link Personal Conveyance

Specifically these examples.
Examples of Uses of a CMV that Would Not Qualify as Personal Conveyance

Continuation of a CMV trip in interstate commerce in order to fulfill a business purpose, including bobtailing or operating with an empty trailer in order to retrieve another load or repositioning a CMV (tractor or trailer) at the direction of the motor carrier.

Time spent traveling to a motor carrier’s terminal after loading or unloading from a shipper or a receiver.

 

Yeah... that's funny.

 

When you spoke to them over the phone when they told you you were fired, did they give you any instructions on what to do with the equipment?

 

Make sure you take lots of pictures, inside and out, to cover yourself if they try to claim damage done to the truck.