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<blockquote data-quote="Kicked Your Dog" data-source="post: 1973599" data-attributes="member: 51488"><p>1st off, get over yourself. You're not being done wrong. Are you being maxed out? Yes, you are. Are you being "wizarded"? No. The federal DOT regulations are the law, but, you don't understand them and obviously your mgmt hasn't explained them to you. I don't blame you for not trusting them, though.</p><p></p><p>I usually work 63.33 hours every week in feeder, and it's pretty much the norm in my local. Here's what's up:</p><p></p><p>1) YOU MAY ONLY WORK ON DUTY AS A DRIVER FOR 60 HOURS IN 7 DAYS, unless you have a sleeper berth, in which case you can work 70 in 7. You are 60/7 as a PACKAGE DRIVER.</p><p></p><p>2) If you are punched in for 12.5 hours, you are only ON DUTY/PAID for 12, because you take a 30 minute unpaid meal, every day. That's 60 paid hours a week, even though you were at work a total of 62.5 hours.</p><p></p><p>3) Now, subtract all your OFF DUTY, but, paid breaks from your week. Usually 40 mins a day: (2) 15 mins and a 10, here in CA. This comes out to 3.33 hours a week that you were ALSO off duty, EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE PAID for the time. These do not count towards your 60 HOUR ON DUTY max. You should now understand that even though you can be paid 63.33 hours a week, YOU WERE ONLY ON DUTY FOR 60, and all is legal and ok. If you work through your breaks, you cannot take credit for this off duty time.</p><p></p><p>There are a few more important rules.</p><p>A) You can only be on duty as a driver for 14 hours, punch to punch, including meals and breaks. B) You must have a 10 hour uninterrupted off duty period, between shifts. C) When the 60 or 70 hour limit as an ON DUTY DRIVER is reached you must take a 34 hour, uninterrupted, off duty period to reset your hours of service. D) The hours of service is a 7 day rolling calendar. There are a few more nuanced rules, but those really only come into play when you're in feeder and actually driving more than walking on foot as a package driver. (Don't get stuck on the M-Fri calendar, even though it's not common to work weekends in package)</p><p></p><p>Here's where the mindfck occurs: at the end of your daily and/or weekly on duty maximum as driver, you CAN continue to work in any NON-DRIVING CAPACITY. This means you can be a helper, runner, loader, sorter, porter, etc for an unlimited number of hours, upon reaching your driving limits. Usually, this means becoming a "helper" while another driver relieves you, on Fridays, when you're hours have been maxed. Yes, this sucks, but it's legal. I've done it and it blows, especially at the end of the week. I know this was a long post, but it's easy to understand when the rules are in play EVERYDAY, as in feeder. When you're in package, it's not common to push your HOS to their limits and that's when it can feel like the rules are being made up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kicked Your Dog, post: 1973599, member: 51488"] 1st off, get over yourself. You're not being done wrong. Are you being maxed out? Yes, you are. Are you being "wizarded"? No. The federal DOT regulations are the law, but, you don't understand them and obviously your mgmt hasn't explained them to you. I don't blame you for not trusting them, though. I usually work 63.33 hours every week in feeder, and it's pretty much the norm in my local. Here's what's up: 1) YOU MAY ONLY WORK ON DUTY AS A DRIVER FOR 60 HOURS IN 7 DAYS, unless you have a sleeper berth, in which case you can work 70 in 7. You are 60/7 as a PACKAGE DRIVER. 2) If you are punched in for 12.5 hours, you are only ON DUTY/PAID for 12, because you take a 30 minute unpaid meal, every day. That's 60 paid hours a week, even though you were at work a total of 62.5 hours. 3) Now, subtract all your OFF DUTY, but, paid breaks from your week. Usually 40 mins a day: (2) 15 mins and a 10, here in CA. This comes out to 3.33 hours a week that you were ALSO off duty, EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE PAID for the time. These do not count towards your 60 HOUR ON DUTY max. You should now understand that even though you can be paid 63.33 hours a week, YOU WERE ONLY ON DUTY FOR 60, and all is legal and ok. If you work through your breaks, you cannot take credit for this off duty time. There are a few more important rules. A) You can only be on duty as a driver for 14 hours, punch to punch, including meals and breaks. B) You must have a 10 hour uninterrupted off duty period, between shifts. C) When the 60 or 70 hour limit as an ON DUTY DRIVER is reached you must take a 34 hour, uninterrupted, off duty period to reset your hours of service. D) The hours of service is a 7 day rolling calendar. There are a few more nuanced rules, but those really only come into play when you're in feeder and actually driving more than walking on foot as a package driver. (Don't get stuck on the M-Fri calendar, even though it's not common to work weekends in package) Here's where the mindfck occurs: at the end of your daily and/or weekly on duty maximum as driver, you CAN continue to work in any NON-DRIVING CAPACITY. This means you can be a helper, runner, loader, sorter, porter, etc for an unlimited number of hours, upon reaching your driving limits. Usually, this means becoming a "helper" while another driver relieves you, on Fridays, when you're hours have been maxed. Yes, this sucks, but it's legal. I've done it and it blows, especially at the end of the week. I know this was a long post, but it's easy to understand when the rules are in play EVERYDAY, as in feeder. When you're in package, it's not common to push your HOS to their limits and that's when it can feel like the rules are being made up. [/QUOTE]
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