If I'm passing by the terminal and need to go take care of some personal business can I log off duty, get in my personal vehicle, go take care of my personal business, then go back on duty/driving and continue my day? Also if I spend an hour off duty can I work an hour later that day? I've asked 3 people and got 3 different answers.
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Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by gravelhauler, Apr 4, 2024.
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You can definitely be off-duty doing personal business. You have to be off duty at least two hours to stop your clock which extends your 14 hour clock the same amount of time you were off duty so in effect allowing you to work two hours or more later.
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Another question related to this. I remember a video a while back showing a Kansas state trooper putting a driver oos because he went grocery shopping bobtail using pc/off-duty. He said anything purchased for the truck such as groceries has to be logged on-duty. I’ve done that off-duty several times myself.
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This is why I’ve stopped using pc altogether with the exception of running out of hours at a shipper/receiver. The laws are so vague you can get in trouble using it for almost anything. -
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Last edited: Apr 8, 2024
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Groceries are not for the truck, the truck don’t sit for a bologna sandwich, the groceries are for driver.hope not dumb twucker and kylefitzy Thank this.
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