Should company pay layover for 34hr reset while out on road?

If I’m on the road and need to take a 34 I get a motel room to get out of the truck. But I can understand company drivers not wanting to do that anymore since they can no longer deduct the expense on their taxes.

But to your original question. When I was a company driver we were home almost every weekend. We only ran the NW states and western Canada. If something happened and we couldn’t come home for whatever reason they would pay for us to get a room at least one of the nights because we would usually end up sitting somewhere for a day.

Are they scheduling you in a way that is forcing you to take a 34 or could you get away with running recap? If they’re dispatching you so that you make out your 70 quick then I’d see no harm in asking about it. Or slow down and run recap so you don’t have to take a 34. If it’s a big company I don’t see them doing anything to benefit you. Just my opinion.

 

My feelings would be up to company policy. If they allow PC of the truck and you can go around town and do stuff then they don't owe money. If they don't allow you to go anywhere they sure they should pay. After all it's their policy that is keeping you in the truck.

 

I had a choice of a motel room or $50.00 plus meals.
I always took the $50.00 vs the motel room.

 

I would assume you also made money during the week if you are out of hours right? You should have turned in well over 3300 miles if you’re out of hours.

I personally don’t mind doing a reset on the road if I’m out of hours, after 3600 miles I’m pretty well beat usually.

If I’m sitting due to no load or a customer that’s closed, I like that significantly less, but tough #### I guess. We get paid a minimum monthly salary so we get zero breakdown or layover pay.

We do have full use of PC though so o usually will go do laundry and grocery shopping bobtail.

 

I got paid my day rate , hotel and 3 meals.
Just like any other work day.

 

I just drop and lock it in the very back of the truck stop. Doing that in the small city truck stops might get your trailer towed. But I wouldn’t be doing a reset in a place like that anyway.

 

My company will pay drives $100 for 34 hour reset if they don't get you home. You have to be in their 7 day a week OTR fleet. Basically they will run your 70 hours out by Saturday evening and not get you home. So you get $100 extra and they have you rolling again Monday morning for another 70 hour week. They give you 30 miles of PC but don't say if a daily limit just can't drive more then 30 miles or 1 hour on PC.