Streakin, what state were you in when you were told this? I agree with everyone else, it's BS.
Big Sleepers and 34 Hour Restarts
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Jefferson3000
Expert Expediter
If you are off-duty, the DOT cannot make you produce proof of where you spent your night. The only reason they might, is if you say that you went to a hotel. Then they may make you show a receipt. If you are sleeping (at home, a friend's or somewhere elase), but not in the truck sleeper, just log it as off-duty time.
This is one reason that a trucking business owner must know the regs, because many times there are law enforcing yayhoos who do not understand them themselves. If you run your own authority, you must own a copy of the regs book each year. It would probably be a good idea for all O/Os to have one. You could have bought a reg book with your money instead of a bunch of hotel rooms.
This is one reason that a trucking business owner must know the regs, because many times there are law enforcing yayhoos who do not understand them themselves. If you run your own authority, you must own a copy of the regs book each year. It would probably be a good idea for all O/Os to have one. You could have bought a reg book with your money instead of a bunch of hotel rooms.
Phil , if you take a restart while the truck is loaded couldn't you get a fax from the carrier relieving you from responsibility ? (Unless of course it's hazmat . With hazmat even if you are put out of service you must continue to log on duty until someone else takes responsibilty for the load . )
Telecaster
Seasoned Expediter
The 11-, 14-, and 34-hour rules came along a couple of years after I got off the road. Please tell me: is anyone staying in the sleeper for 34 hours? Thanks.
Rules have changed not the people driving.
Telecaster
Seasoned Expediter
Good answer.
In our case, parked at home with a loaded truck, I don't know why a fax would be needed. As long as we delivered the freight safely and on time, which we did, there was no need to be relieved of any responsibility. Certain kinds of HAZMAT loads have different requirements, but this was not one of those.
ejtrucker
Seasoned Expediter
I just had a full scale inspection from Indiana D.O.T. and a restart in my sleeper and out on off duty (does that make since? ) and not one mention of a hotel was made.
Consider the source smile and go on your way, I would say, This guy is full of jelly beans. The cheap ones!!!
Consider the source smile and go on your way, I would say, This guy is full of jelly beans. The cheap ones!!!
maybe_driving
Seasoned Expediter
I think they would not like to see 34hr. in the sleeper. Line 1 and 2 would look better, and that is more than 1/2 of a log book check. If it looks good they don't look as hard at it.
Critter Truckin
Expert Expediter
That maybe true, but the way I look at it on one hand, is that if it's legal why complain? If you aren't breaking the law, then why would they have a beef with it? All the times I've had my logs checked, they haven't said anything about how I'm showing a 34. If they did have problems, they ask and I answer. Pretty simple. But, I guess there are the few that have that proverbial chip and want to make a name for themselves. Oh well.
nightcreacher
Veteran Expediter
not if your responsible for the load your under
Streakn1
Veteran Expediter
nightcreacher
Veteran Expediter
so what all happened at the end of this