Possible weekend job with trucking?

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  1. GasGuy93

    GasGuy93 Bobtail Member

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    hello everyone,
    First time on the forum, had a question if there is any type of trucking jobs out there that allow you to work just the weekends for at least 20-25 hours per weekend? I currently work 50 hrs a week doing gas utility work and need some extra cash on the side and called around for some dump truck companies and seems they only want full time. At least the two companies I asked. Guess my questions are what type of trucking does weekends? I have full class a cdl. Can get my hazmat and tanker, just got done my hazmat back ground check just need to take the test. All my experience with trucking is in the gas utility work sector. Utility truck with flat bed pindle hook hauling equipment or pipe. All automatic experience for 4.5 years. Did also drive dump trucks. Auto also. I can drive a 10 speed though. Any suggestions?
    Thank you
     
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  3. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    You other work counts against the clock for trucking.
     
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  4. street beater

    street beater Road Train Member

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    Yeah but yeah. Worked hours are worked hours. Goes against your clock.
     
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  5. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Weekend work & part time work is available.
    I've know a few police officers that did trucking on their off time and vacation time.
    Temp. services/staffing agencies that hire CDL drivers and also some intermodal companies hire part time drivers.
     
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  6. ibcalm19

    ibcalm19 Road Train Member

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    Try yard jockeying that would be my best bet working 50 hours already you don't have to much room to spare(sleep does a body good). I wouldn't want to you to be on the road. I believe you are pushing your safety limits driving. All the best to you.
     
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  7. street beater

    street beater Road Train Member

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    The fact that "on duty not driving" exists is all you need to know. If you are on a forklift for 16 hours your not breaking any rules. However if you get in a truck before 10 consecutive hours off you are.

    Dont ham string yourself chasing money.

    Theres more to life.
     
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  8. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    If a driver is sitting in his sleeper, doing day trading on his computer, does that have to be logged?
     
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  9. street beater

    street beater Road Train Member

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    If someone wanted to be a real prick, and you posted earnings at tax time i could see the hours doing it being considered "working hours" soooo

    Course i don't really see that happening..
     
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  10. street beater

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    Thats why most truckers work for cash when needing to pad the check...
     
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  11. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    FMCSA 395.2
    • All time at a plant, terminal, facility, or other property of a motor carrier or shipper, or on any public property, waiting to be dispatched, unless you have been relieved from duty by the motor carrier
    • All time inspecting, servicing, or conditioning any truck, including fueling it and washing it at any time
    • All driving time, as defined in the term driving time; • All other time in or on a commercial motor vehicle other than:
    (i) Time spent resting in or on a parked vehicle, except as otherwise provided in Section 397.5 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations;
    (ii) Time spent resting in a sleeper berth; (iii) Up to 2 hours riding in the passenger seat of a property-carrying vehicle moving on the highway immediately before or after a period of at least 8 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth
    • All time loading, unloading, supervising, or attending your truck; or handling paperwork for shipments; • All time taking care of your truck when it is broken down
    • All time spent providing a breath, saliva, or urine sample for drug/ alcohol testing, including travel to and from the collection site;
    • All time spent doing any other work for a motor carrier, including giving or receiving training and driving a company car; and
    • All time spent doing paid work for anyone who is not a motor carrier, such as a part-time job at a local restaurant.
    The bottom line is that on-duty time includes all time you are working for a motor carrier, whether paid or not, and all time you are doing paid work for anyone else.


    Above from a FMCSA pdf
    https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/Drivers Guide to HOS 2015_508.pdf

    Ok. Now can you still get away with not counting the non driving job? Probably. But if you have an accident on the driving job and someone gets hurt or killed, you could be in deep doo doo.
     
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