Comments on: The 11/14 Hour Truck Driving Rule

By: Bo

Bo — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:48:30 +0000

I am a team driver. My Co-driver and I have each been put in a situation by the DOT to surrender the other drivers log book and licences to them while they are in the bunk asleep. Is this legal? I thought unless there was an emergency or the truck was causing a problem where it was parked, nobody was autherised to disturb that driver.

By: steve orsini

steve orsini — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:32:40 +0000

are public works employees that require a class b cdl
exempt from the 11/14 and driver physicals every 2 years rules? can they force us out to plow 20- 30 hours straight without having 8 hours off to sleep. my town follows the drug and alcohol testing but does not follow the dot physical laws how do they get away with this?

By: Brady

Brady — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:50:52 +0000

thank you i knew i was trying to make it more complicated than i needed to

By: Allen Smith

Allen Smith — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:48:29 +0000

Hi Brady: If you will have 1.5 days off, then you will utilize the 34 hour rule – which will automatically “reset” your hours to 70….Allen

By: Brady

Brady — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:10:58 +0000

i understand all of the 11/14hr rule and 70hr rule. what i dont understand and mabey im just an idiot but what i dont understand is, this week i only ran 40 hours, now i am off for 1.5 days so when i start driving again do i still only have 30 hours to work with or do i get to add another 14 hours for every day off. I hope this question makes sense

By: Allen Smith

Allen Smith — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:08:45 +0000

Hello William: Your time begins when you start your pre trip or begin work……..Allen

By: Allen Smith

Allen Smith — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:07:43 +0000

Hi Rick: Yes….you will have to have a log for each day of the month….even for your days off….you do not have to log them one day at a time….you can put them all together…such as…off duty – 03/15 – 03/25 – 2009 ……..

By: william vanderberry

william vanderberry — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:44:06 +0000

Does personal time driving to get to work in personal vehicle counts towards driving within that 24 hour period.

By: rick

rick — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:00:38 +0000

I have just graduated cdl school.
I am starting in april on my first trucking job.
I know that I must use previous seven days in my log book.
but not sure what to do with the time that i am not employed .do i even need to keep a record of my time off?

By: Allen Smith

Allen Smith — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:45:26 +0000

Welcome Tom! Thanks for posting, and we look forward to hearing from you more often! We are all about information….I’m sure students and new drivers will appreciate any posts/comments you can provide! Thanks again,
Allen