I’m a preloader that signed a cover sheet and an air cover sheet, so I do everything. Anyways last Saturday I punched out at 4:30pm with 59.20 hours, was watching it like a hawk when I was getting close. Anyways I was told to cover for our air driver on Monday starting at 2:15. Not sure if I didn’t know the rule or if it simply was just over my head and I didn’t think of it, anyways I started with a 33 hour 45 minute break instead of 34 hours. Today (Tuesday) when I got back from the airport they told me about the violation and I was told to expect a letter and they sent me home and had someone else do the baby route I had set for the day. center manager said he had nothing to say to me. Didn’t get my letter yet, what kind of things should I expect other than the letter. Fines with maybe all of my work taken from me?
Just violated DOT what to expect now?
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I honestly don't know if the DOT rules are in effect right now. I know the president declared an emergency in March in a lot of the rules are waived.
But it is your responsibility to keep track of your hours The 10 hours in between shifts and your 34-hour reset
They probably sent you home so you can start to reset again
Would like to think that’s the case, but why would they have me come back in in 19 hours and not 34.
You definitely need the proper reset you don't want to make two mistakes in a row
you can come in and work preload or unload but you can't drive until you have your 34 hours off
Indecisi0n
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You are helping them out and stuff happens. If I got a letter for that I would never work another second of OT to help them out again. I don't care about the money, I'm a spiteful 
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.You are helping them out and stuff happens. If I got a letter for that I would never work another second of OT to help them out again. I don't care about the money, I'm a spiteful
Not sure how everyone else’s boss is, but mine looks at it like he’s helping me make more money and I should be grateful. My favorite is when their last backup guy calls off and they’re absolutely screwed and the center manager comes up and says he did everything he could and he was able to get me a route for the day.
Indecisi0n
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It's a mind game and they are good at it. Tell him "thank you for the opportunity but I'm good..." Then watch him start to beg. Your next more after that is an important one. That's when you tell him by not working to go
himself. He will start to get angry. That's when you know you've won.I read a post saying there’s a fine depending on how severe the offense is, what determines the severity the time you went over or the rule you broke?
It's a mind game and they are good at it. Tell him "thank you for the opportunity but I'm good..." Then watch him start to beg. Your next more after that is an important one. That's when you tell him by not working to go
Hey! You’re half right, I did that once and I got a huge lecture on how my work ethic isn’t where it needs to be and he’s never going to qualify me because he puts his ass on the line to get me more time behind the wheel and I piss it away.
I know guys it violated the DOT rules and never got a fine you just don't want to be a repeat offender, hopefully a lesson was learned
that’s what my steward said, was getting ready to sign the air driver bid coming up. Not sure if this would effect that.
What'dyabringmetoday???
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All you package car drivers please post some pics of your log books. Lol.
Sign the bid. And try not to worry about this too much.
@BigUnionGuy maybe you can shed a little bit of light on the subject
BigUnionGuy
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Indecisi0n
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A WuT ?
What'dyabringmetoday???
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I don't criticize "the Union". I criticize the underhanded deals that go down along with fat slobs basically becoming wealthy. And not earning that money. AND- I have said in the past that perhaps YOU are an honest "leader" (if you even are one). But you refuse the admit that there is any corruption.
The dot does not require a 34 hour reset. If you don't reset then your hours move to a rolling week. This means that hours from over 7 days ago fall off your total. If you get a letter then fight it because that's a clear example of someone else not knowing the rules.
That said keeping proper track of hours under a rolling week can be tricky. I used an app for it when I was utility driver
That said keeping proper track of hours under a rolling week can be tricky. I used an app for it when I was utility driver
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wouldn’t that mean my hours from the past 7 days are my new total hours and now I’m violating the 60?
Sweeper
Where’s the broom?
Nope, assuming your still operating under the 60 hour rule all of your DOT hours from Monday 5/4 would have fallen off at midnight prior to you punching in at 2:15 on Monday 5/11
BigUnionGuy
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I've always tried to give you the benefit of the doubt.
Your pension fund is jacked up, through no fault of your own.
If you have such contempt for your Local leaders.... run for office.
Show everyone, you are a more viable candidate to fix things.
People talk big.
Until it's time to actually do anything.
-Bug-
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