Maximizing my time, logging off duty while loading/unloading?

Last question first! NO! It does NOT pause the 14 unless you are off duty for 10 hours or use the split sleeper.

That first question has been discussed for years on these boards. The HOS rules as I understand them say you should be on duty unless you are NOT part of the process and released. In some places, you are directed to drop the trailer in a door and go park. I never used my line 4 time this way. 15 minutes in and out was all. Remember, it's not like there are DOT cops behind every tree ready to bust you.

 

Glad I'm paid for everything. I just let the eld do it's thing.

But way back when.. ALL pickups and unloads were 15 minutes.
Didn't matter how long anything took. We needed hours for paying miles. Same w inspections. They were logged for 15 even if they took 2.
Mileage was logged what we got paid for. Zip to Zip usually.
Always got screwed 8-10%
We may have done 50 extra miles across cities for picks and drops but never logged those miles because gps and computers weren't tracking our moves.
I'd do 6-8 stops in Philly or Baltimore and only show like 30 minutes on duty..lol

Just get 8 off or sleeper and you were good to go.
Kinda miss the days of running how the day fit you.

 

Hey Shlomo, what's a nice Jewish boy like you driving a truck for? I can say, without reservation, I was the only Jewish truck driver within my parents circle of friends and family, much to my fathers disappointment. I showed him, though, and did okay. We had a friend named Shlomo, and was a wonderful man.
I was an "outlaw" and never cared about hours, one reason, of several, why I got out of trucking. When someone told me how long I was supposed to drive, that's all I needed to get out. To me, they ( the govt.) was effectively garnishing my wages. Good luck in this "mishuga" world today,,,

 

I always log 5-10 minutes on duty with a note once I bump a dock…just to flag it.

I don’t bother logging SB because I do dry van and am usually rolling 30 minutes later.. If you’re doing reefer food warehouses log SB yo may be there awhile

 

In that case, I’d always be off duty, ‘cuz I’m always waiting for the other shoe to fall!

 

You're not the only one who was out here!

 

only thing I do differant is go on yardmove when at a terminal or shipper/receiver.
saves the drive time

 

As I understood it, Yardmove is limited to a terminal and isn't supposed to be used at a shipper or receiver. However, I just looked it up at FMCSA to make sure. The guidance is it can be used at a shipper's facility if it is private property and not subject to public traffic. Something like that. So, if you're at a Distribution Center, in an area not subject to public traffic, you can. But, if you are delivering to a regular store, like a Walmart or similar that have their docks around the back, using Yard Move is not appropriate. At least that's how I read and interpret things.
Kinda a pain on how all these rules get interpreted. Different folks read different interpretations to them. Including Mr. DOT. One officer will ticket you for something when another wont because they interpret them differently.

 

with them bein a new driver not sure about eld, would be better short & to the point. may be an overload for them. jmo

 

I tend to be verbose. So, wasn't trying to complicate things as much as I probably did. But, as a newbie, the concept that simplified things regarding when I could go OFF duty was clarified with the simple question, Am I waiting for the next thing to happen? If so, I can go OFF duty. That was what gave me the guidance to sort this out when I was a newb.