Working hours question

Yep, just like us the HOS put conditions on when they can drive a commercial vehicle and no limits on when they can perform non driving duties.

 

The hours they work count as on duty but if they drive entirely within the state they are exempt from Federal HOS
Now here's where there may be some debate if they drive interstate . They are not exempt from keeping daily logs because they work over 12 hours a day and if they do drive they must have logs from the past 7 days and 10 hours off duty before driving .

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=395.1#Tag13

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regu...95.8&guidence=y&keyword=local exempt 12 hours

 

Just because you have a CDL does not mean the HOS apply.

If the warehouse job does not have duties of driving on the road, then nothing applies.

If the warehouse job does have driving on the road, then rules apply as to whether local, or otr.

 

HOS do not carry over to personal vehicle use. If a CDL holder is in an accident they are no more, nor less, "accountable" than a non-CDL holder. Your assumptions are incorrect.

 

The HOS do not carry over to a personal vehicle.

However, have an accident after reaching the max hours and driving home or whatever in the personal car, then an attorney just might try.

 

A lot of drivers drive semi tractors home off duty and it doesn't count on their hours

 

Another series of questions might be ...
if a worker (who may be asked to drive at any given time) has been working the warehouse for 5 days (no driving time), should he have been maintaining a log book?

if same worker (after 5 days in the warehouse) is then asked to drive, does he need to bring up a log book to current, to include last days working warehouse?

if same worker drives 1 day, following 5 days in warehouse, does he have to continue a log book once back in the warehouse?