DOT hours

[Theoneandonly24]

So peak season is around the corner and when do you start counting DOT hours for that day? Do you start counting them at start time or when your actually behind he wheel which could be sometimes 20-30 minutes after start time? And do you count lunch? Thanks

 

[rod]

get ready for about 10 different answers

 

[rod]

p.s.-------don't believe Upstates

 

[Rack em]

Punch to punch, no more than 14 hours. Lunch counts towards your daily hours.

 

[TheMasochist]

You count from your start time until you punch out. You don't include your lunch. Yes, start counting.

 

[TheMasochist]

Punch to punch, no more than 14 hours. Lunch counts towards your daily hours.

Lunch doesn't count. It's unpaid rest.

 

[Rack em]

Lunch doesn't count. It's unpaid rest.

It counts towards your daily DOT hours, not your weekly DOT hours.

 

[scooby0048]

Lunch doesn't count. It's unpaid rest.

Wrong

 

[scooby0048]

Lunch doesn't count. It's unpaid rest.

If that were the case, you would be worked 14 hrs AND have an hour lunch for 15 total hours held hostage being a patsy wearing the brown uniform.

 

[TheMasochist]

I check my hours daily, and keep my own personal log book. When I return to the building I have OMS check my time-card to make sure it's accurate, and to laugh at the over/under. If I was out from 8:30 until 6:30 with an hour lunch, it only reports me working 9 hours. That tells me that lunch is not counted towards your DOT hours.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Also you can not punch in before your ten hours off of duty time is up. I've seen them hide DIADs from drivers so that don't actually violate DOT rules.

 

[Rack em]

I check my hours daily, and keep my own personal log book. When I return to the building I have OMS check my time-card to make sure it's accurate, and to laugh at the over/under. If I was out from 8:30 until 6:30 with an hour lunch, it only reports me working 9 hours. That tells me that lunch is not counted towards your DOT hours.

DOT hours and paid hours are different. You do not get paid for taking a required DOT mandated lunch, but that time counts towards your daily DOT hours. You need to read up on your DOT regulations because if you violate DOT then YOU pay the fine.

 

[over9five]

I think you guys are both right, but you're thinking of different things.

Your 14 hours is PUNCH TO PUNCH. It doesn't matter if you take lunch or not.
Lunch (and breaks, really) do not count towards your ON DUTY TIME.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

DOT hours and paid hours are different. You do not get paid for taking a required DOT mandated lunch, but that time counts towards your daily DOT hours. You need to read up on your DOT regulations because if you violate DOT then YOU pay the fine.

Exactly

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I think you guys are both right, but you're thinking of different things.

Your 14 hours is PUNCH TO PUNCH. It doesn't matter if you take lunch or not.
Lunch (and breaks, really) do not count towards your ON DUTY TIME.

If I'm on the clock 14 hours....guess who isn't going to work tomorrow?

 

[over9five]

Also you can not punch in before your ten hours off of duty time is up. I've seen them hide DIADs from drivers so that don't actually violate DOT rules.

True. Technically, we can't work the next day if we go over 14 because we are not allowed to change our start time. (Your building MAY allow that, I suppose)

 

[scooby0048]

I check my hours daily, and keep my own personal log book. When I return to the building I have OMS check my time-card to make sure it's accurate, and to laugh at the over/under. If I was out from 8:30 until 6:30 with an hour lunch, it only reports me working 9 hours. That tells me that lunch is not counted towards your DOT hours.

Ok, since my other example is obviously not clear, go out and work 15hrs and take an hour lunch. Lets see who gets a warning letter and possible fine.

 

[scooby0048]

If I'm on the clock 14 hours....guess who isn't going to work tomorrow?

Listen, the question isn't who is a P*, it's about DOT rules.

Please for the love of all things good and evil, TTKU!!!

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

True. Technically, we can't work the next day if we go over 14 because we are not allowed to change our start time. (Your building MAY allow that, I suppose)

Here is what I'm trying to say. For example you start at 8:30 am and you punch out at 10:30 pm. You can not punch in at 8:25 am the following day.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Listen, the question isn't who is a P*, it's about DOT rules.

Please for the love of all things good and evil, TTKU!!!

Thanks. Mr. I work 6 days a month.