This was at the WB I-80 Utah POE. He said whether or not you're in the driver seat or sleeper you have to be on-duty. He pointed out the FMCSA rule that says "Attending to a CMV that is being loaded or unloaded". This is the first time I've ever had a DOT officer say anything.
I just spent 6 hours getting loaded recently. That's a lot of drive time that's being taken out of my 70, not to mention my 14 hour clock won't be stopping so it means I might have to scramble to look for parking.
He was nice enough to not give me any violations or warnings. It was more of a educating a driver about the HOS, but if I go through there again and I get called in I'll probably get a violation.
Told by DOT that I'm supposed to be on-duty at dock EVEN IN SLEEPER
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I go on duty 10-15 minutes with a note..At pickup..At delivery. Never had anyone question it.
Imo that officer is wrong. Once I’m locked to a door and not allowed on the dock I’m relieved of duty to it. Some deliveries an picks I have to drop and go to the bobtail parking and wait. Can’t tell me I have any duty to the trailer.
Maybe if I pulled a flatbed I could see being on duty more than 15 minutes.
Sometimes I just want to use duty status with a note..Off duty for a 10-200
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