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DOT 70 hour rule??
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bottomups
Bad Moon Risen'
I will give them 60 hours max per week. If they want more than that I will just call in. I'm physically spent by Friday the way it is now.
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
I agree. But for the most part, the 70/8 is not for working you more than 12 hours per day, it is to give you available hours to work on Saturday.
I know, 70 hours, 6 days a week isn't much safer.
35years
Gravy route
That is what they will get, even from someone like me, who never calls in.
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Bad Moon Risen'
I haven't called out in over five years. If they choose to push me too far I will change my tune though.
35years
Gravy route
So under the 70/8 if they work me 70 hours M-Sat I can't drive on the following Monday even though I reset Sat 10PM-Mon 8AM? Or does the reset allow them to work me over 70 hours in Mon-Mon if I had a 34 hr reset?
Mon 12 hours
Tues 12 hours
Wed 12 hours
Thur 12 hours
Fri 12 hours
Sat 10 hours off at 9:30 PM
Sun off
Mon 8:30AM can I drive? I have worked 70 in the last 7
Yes you can. You have reset with 34 hours off.
35years
Gravy route
That just blows.
Why even call it 70 in 8 if it can be 70 in 7 and start again Monday?
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
It can be 70 in 5 days and then start again Monday. Five 14 hour days.
It is 70 in 8 days because it is technically for drivers that actually work 7 days a week. Over the road drivers.
35years
Gravy route
The 34 hour reset is used to maximize available driving hours.
I have read several places that the use of the 34 hour reset is completely optional.
Is it optional for the driver... or the dispatcher?
If it is the driver, then could I refuse to use the reset and limit my hours to 70 in 8 days if I am under the 70/8 rule?
In other words, if the reset is optional, could I refuse to drive Monday if I had 70 hrs the previous M-Sat?
I have read several places that the use of the 34 hour reset is completely optional.
Is it optional for the driver... or the dispatcher?
If it is the driver, then could I refuse to use the reset and limit my hours to 70 in 8 days if I am under the 70/8 rule?
In other words, if the reset is optional, could I refuse to drive Monday if I had 70 hrs the previous M-Sat?
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
No. The reset is not optional. If you are off for 34 hours or more, your DOT hours reset, whether you want them to or not.
34 hours off and you have another 70.
Peppermint Patty
Cardboard Pusher
So what happens if you go over and don't reset? Are you unavailable to drive until you reset the following week?
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
If you do not reset, you are on what is called a rolling 60 or rolling 70.
Meaning you need to keep your total hours under 70 for the last 8 days. As each new day starts, the hours from the day you worked 8 days ago drop off your total.
Theoretically, you could work 8 hours per day 7 days a week never having to do a 34 hour reset.
Peppermint Patty
Cardboard Pusher
Ok so if exceed 60 in 7 days and 70 in an 8 day period you are forced to reset correct?
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
If you exceed you could be paying a fine.
Peppermint Patty
Cardboard Pusher
I know. I am positive I am over my hours however I have been told many different answers as to why I will be driving tomorrow. I feel like I am being thrown under the bus by my management.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
Demand to see the DOT HOS sheet in the AM. You AND the company will get fined if you drive and are over hours.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
I mean it's pretty simple. How many hours have you worked this week?
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
Enough with the tough questions.
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