Swift has driver arrested.

Hey lets go to work for J.B.H. Beer manifest Just tell John Law the trailer would not hold it all so you put the rest in the truck

 

Well, not quite. Almost always, but you can be off duty, i.e., personal use.

 

Your right but still not allowed to drink.The B.A.L is the same just because you have a CDL.

 

Isn't a "commercial vehicle" ALWAYS a commercial vehicle?
If so, what difference would it make if a "commercial vehicle" was being used for "personal" use?

 

A commercial vehicle may always be a commercial vehicle, but the driver is not always on duty. A small, but important distinction.

 

And I thought fuel was to high for joy riding.

 

A "small, but important distinction"?
What would a law that states NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, be?
I don't read that it's any different if a driver is on his own time, or not.
"NO" is NO.

A Big truck is registered as a "Commercial Vehicle".
That registration doesn't change according to a driver's duty status.

 

I haven't made any comment on alcohol in any vehicle, only on the fact that a driver is not always on duty even when driving a commercial vehicle. Nor was I suggesting there was any change in the status of a commercial vehicle. Read more carefully.

 

Although I will now.

From the FMCSA website:

So it appears that the transportation of alcohol, while in an off-duty status, in a commercial vehicle, is acceptable.

Like I said, a small, but important, distinction.

 

I don't read where it "appears that the transportation of alcohol while in an off-duty status, in a commercial vehicle, IS acceptable", but rather "would NORMALLY be outside the scope of this section".


A "motel, restaurant or home" mentions nothing about alcohol.
Sounds more like the rules make reference to transportation of the driver, not commodities, cargo or personal items contained within the Big truck cab.

Nor does it mention company policy.

I think that "small, but important, distinction" --- isn't worth taking the chance that a law enforcement officer will necessarily agree.