Want to become an o/o but have a unique issue...

Boy what a legal mess that would be if you ever had an accident.

I mean you work your regular shift as a fireman and then go drive a truck, get into an accident with someone who has either an ambulance chaser for a lawyer or has a lawyer who knows how to tap resources to investigate your life only to find that you could lack the sleep to actually drive a truck, the person you are involved with the accident, even if it isn't your fault will own everything you have but it gets better. ain't no underwriter who would allow you to do both jobs because of the legal impact it would be to them, the shipper and anyone else involved with the work you are doing beside your primary job.

 

The Walmart driver who hit tracy Morgan thought he knew his body too

 

by FMCSA reg. all time working your day job must be loged as ONDUTY... so you log that 24hr's as onduty.... then requies you to have 10 hr's off before you could drive......so all the time you work your day job counts as part of your 70 hr work week.... so how much time would you really have to drive...?

 

The only way this could work: is hire a driver to work the truck. Before working the truck for your weekend Wait and see how the business flows before deciding on working the truck. Such as, when your driver is home. As you develop your contacts for freight you'll notice not all days your truck will be running. During your drivers home time, freight may not be available for you to work or the load is delivering too far away or the delivery appoint will clash with your fire fighters work schedule. Worse, everything could of worked but your truck just broke down, the repair time is taking too long, the rcvr is now closed and will open when your supposed to be on shift at fire dept. keep it simple, buy the truck for someone else to work...but only buy, if the truck may sit idle and it wont affect your earnings. getting drivers n keeping them, aint easy.

 

Good topic on this thread. Here is my scenerio. I work as a Fireman also. My schedule is 24 hours on and 72 hours off. I would like to get a lower priced day cab and do local pier / rail work, 25-50 mile radius, leased on to a carrier. As a Fireman there are nights we go to bed and don't have a fire call all night. Even though we are being paid, can't we log on for the 14 hour day and sleeper birth for the 10 hours at night. Then drive in the morning. If not some weeks I can get 2 days other 3, then I do have vacation time. Thanks

 

What about a dump truck? Just thinking.

 

the key part Is you are being PAID for the 24 hr' so by the reg. you must log all 24 hr's as on duty then a 10 off duty before you could drive..... can't use sleeper birth unless you are in the trucks sleeper birth...... the 24 hr (Fireman) would count as part of your 70 hr's

 

Found a good post over in the car hauler section today, HOS QUESTION thread. NOT4HIRE posted a FMCSA 395.1 regulation paid first responders and hours of service. Thanks to NOT4HIRE's research, this may clear some things up. Looks like if there are no fires or major incidents overnight, Firemen can log off duty, and therefore drive the morning after his/her shift is over.

 

You can do anything you want. Just have to work hard to find the situation that suits you best. It will take time but do not let anyone say its not possiable. They would be people who do not understand you have to learn to lose to be a winner.