80 hr/8 day - 100 air mile - 16 hour work day

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{"text":"OK,hugequestionhere.\nIworkforafoodservicecompanyinCa.\nWedriveroutesthatareusuallylessthan100milesfromthewarehouse.\nTheyhaveuslogging80hour/8days:thisisconfusingtomesinceIdon'tseeitanywhereintheFMCSR,andneverlearnedaboutituntilIstartedatthiscompany.Anyway,Ijustkeep\ntrackofmytimebystartingwith80hoursandjustsubtractingwhatIworkeveryday.\nI'msurethisisthesameeverywhere,butyouask10differentdrivers/dispatchersaboutthecorrectwaytologtheroute,andyouget10creativelydifferentanswers.\nI'mreadingthe395.3sectionandthinkingthatIhave14hoursinaday,withthatexceptionofthe§395.1(o)part-whichIunderstandcanonlybeusedonceaweek..\nSoeveryday,separatedbya10hourbreak,doIhave14or16hourstowork?SinceIamrelativelynewandgethelpersthathavezeroexperience,orIambymyself,Isometimesam\noutforveryverylongnights,meaningmorethan14hours.\nDoesthe100airmileruleapplytoanyofthis?\nI'lltrytoclarifyanythingthatmightbeconfusinginthispost-thanks.\n======================================\n§395.3Maximumdrivingtimeforproperty-carryingvehicles.Subjecttotheexceptionsandexemptionsin§395.1:\n(a)Nomotorcarriershallpermitorrequireanydriverusedbyittodriveaproperty-carryingcommercialmotorvehicle,norshallanysuchdriverdriveaproperty-carryingcommercial\nmotorvehicle:\n(a)(1)Morethan11cumulativehoursfollowing10consecutivehoursoff-duty;or\n(a)(2)Foranyperiodaftertheendofthe14thhouraftercomingondutyfollowing10consecutivehoursoffduty,exceptwhenaproperty-carryingdrivercomplieswiththeprovisionsof\n§395.1(o)or§395.1(e)(2).\n(b)Nomotorcarriershallpermitorrequireadriverofaproperty-carryingcommercialmotorvehicletodrive,norshallanydriverdriveaproperty-carryingcommercialmotorvehicle,\nregardlessofthenumberofmotorcarriersusingthedriversservices,foranyperiodafter\n(b)(1)Havingbeenonduty60hoursinanyperiodof7consecutivedaysiftheemployingmotorcarrierdoesnotoperatecommercialmotorvehicleseverydayoftheweek;or\n(b)(2)Havingbeenonduty70hoursinanyperiodof8consecutivedaysiftheemployingmotorcarrieroperatescommercialmotorvehicleseverydayoftheweek.\n(c)(1)Anyperiodof7consecutivedaysmayendwiththebeginningofanyoff-dutyperiodof34ormoreconsecutivehours;or\n(c)(2)Anyperiodof8consecutivedaysmayendwiththebeginningofanyoff-dutyperiodof34ormoreconsecutivehours.\n[57FR33649,July30,1992,asamendedat60FR38748,July28,1995;68FR22516,April28,2003;70FR50071,Aug.25,2005;72FR71270,Dec.17,2007]\n==================================================\n(o)Property-carryingdriver.Aproperty-carryingdriverisexemptfromtherequirementsof§395.3(a)(2)if:\n(o)(1)Thedriverhasreturnedtothedriversnormalworkreportinglocationandthecarrierreleasedthedriverfromdutyatthatlocationforthepreviousfivedutytoursthedriverhas\nworked;\n(o)(2)Thedriverhasreturnedtothenormalworkreportinglocationandthecarrierreleasesthedriverfromdutywithin16hoursaftercomingondutyfollowing10consecutivehoursoff\nduty;and\n(o)(3)Thedriverhasnottakenthisexemptionwithintheprevious6consecutivedays,exceptwhenthedriverhasbegunanew7-or8-consecutivedayperiodwiththebeginningofany\noff-dutyperiodof34ormoreconsecutivehoursasallowedby§395.3(c).\n======================\n(e)Short-hauloperations\n(e)(1)100air-mileradiusdriver.AdriverisexemptfromtherequirementsofSection395.8if:\n(e)(1)(i)Thedriveroperateswithina100air-mileradiusofthenormalworkreportinglocation;\n(e)(1)(ii)Thedriver,exceptadriver-salesperson,returnstotheworkreportinglocationandisreleasedfromworkwithin12consecutivehours;\n(e)(1)(iii)(A)Aproperty-carryingcommercialmotorvehicledriverhasatleast10consecutivehoursoffdutyseparatingeach12hoursonduty;\n(e)(1)(iii)(B)Apassenger-carryingcommercialmotorvehicledriverhasatleast8consecutivehoursoffdutyseparatingeach12hoursonduty;\n(e)(1)(iv)(A)Aproperty-carryingcommercialmotorvehicledriverdoesnotexceed11hoursmaximumdrivingtimefollowing10consecutivehoursoffduty;or\n(e)(1)(iv)(B)Apassenger-carryingcommercialmotorvehicledriverdoesnotexceed10hoursmaximumdrivingtimefollowing8consecutivehoursoffduty;and\n(e)(1)(v)Themotorcarrierthatemploysthedrivermaintainsandretainsforaperiodof6monthsaccurateandtruetimerecordsshowing:\n(e)(1)(v)(A)Thetimethedriverreportsfordutyeachday;\n(e)(1)(v)(B)Thetotalnumberofhoursthedriverisondutyeachday;\n(e)(1)(v)(C)Thetimethedriverisreleasedfromdutyeachday;and\n(e)(1)(v)(D)Thetotaltimeforthepreceding7daysinaccordancewith\n§395.8(j)(2)fordriversusedforthefirsttimeorintermittently.","pics":"[]","canComment":true}