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<blockquote data-quote="!Retired!" data-source="post: 4475491" data-attributes="member: 24309"><p>I'll start by saying I have taken ONE 1 hour break in the last 13 years. They announced at the morning meeting we had to take an hour break. That day I did. Luckily, the next morning we had a meeting with our Director. I asked, in front of everyone including the managers, 'We were told we needed to take an hour break. Has the policy changed, or can we still take 30 minutes?' Her, response 'No, the policy hasn't changed. You can still take only 30 minute, if you want'. Managers faces turned red.</p><p>It's also my understanding (not sure if it's accurate), it depends on state law. But, according to FMCSA, you can only take 30, if you choose. You can read that here</p><p><a href="https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hours-service/summary-hours-service-regulations" target="_blank">Summary of Hours of Service Regulations | FMCSA</a></p><p></p><p>I told that to a particular manager. His response "Okay, I'm giving you a directive...go on break with everyone else" Since this is a manager that watches every move I make and I didn't know the EXACT wording of the policy, I did. Never did that again.....unless I wanted to.</p><p></p><p>How? A 30 minute break at, say, 8:00am is the same as 30 minutes at 12:00. Unless you take a break at both times.</p><p></p><p>You don't lose anything unless you take another break onroad.</p><p></p><p>The policy book is, if I remember correctly, over 400 pages. The 'People Manual' is about the same. Besides, you can easily look them both up on the intranet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="!Retired!, post: 4475491, member: 24309"] I'll start by saying I have taken ONE 1 hour break in the last 13 years. They announced at the morning meeting we had to take an hour break. That day I did. Luckily, the next morning we had a meeting with our Director. I asked, in front of everyone including the managers, 'We were told we needed to take an hour break. Has the policy changed, or can we still take 30 minutes?' Her, response 'No, the policy hasn't changed. You can still take only 30 minute, if you want'. Managers faces turned red. It's also my understanding (not sure if it's accurate), it depends on state law. But, according to FMCSA, you can only take 30, if you choose. You can read that here [URL='https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hours-service/summary-hours-service-regulations']Summary of Hours of Service Regulations | FMCSA[/URL] I told that to a particular manager. His response "Okay, I'm giving you a directive...go on break with everyone else" Since this is a manager that watches every move I make and I didn't know the EXACT wording of the policy, I did. Never did that again.....unless I wanted to. How? A 30 minute break at, say, 8:00am is the same as 30 minutes at 12:00. Unless you take a break at both times. You don't lose anything unless you take another break onroad. The policy book is, if I remember correctly, over 400 pages. The 'People Manual' is about the same. Besides, you can easily look them both up on the intranet. [/QUOTE]
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