The 34-hour rule is a way for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) truckers to quickly reset their workweek if they are nearing the maximum number of hours allowed in ‘On Duty’ or ‘Driving’ statuses: 70 hours in eight days or 60 hours in seven days.
How does the 70 hour recap work?
To begin, MasterELD’s Recap feature works off the 70 hours on-duty in rolling 8 days rule. As a day ends at midnight, the hours worked 8 days ago “drop off” and are “recaptured” and added to any available 70 hour on duty cycle hours, for use the following day.
Do recap hours roll over?
So they can work 8 hours, and be at 70 hours. This continues on a rolling cycle, unless they reset it with the 34 hours rest period to start it over.
Is the 34-hour restart still in effect?
The limitations for truck drivers’ use of a 34-hour restart enacted in 2013 will officially be removed from the federal rulebook by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday.
How many hours can you drive before a reset?
The U.S. hours-of-service regulation allows a driver to “restart” their 60-hour in any 7 consecutive days, or 70-hour any 8 consecutive days clock calculations by taking 34 or more consecutive hours off duty (or in the sleeper berth) or some combination of both.
Can I drive after 8 hours in sleeper berth?
A driver may also use the sleeper berth to extend the 14-hour limit. Any period in the sleeper berth of at least 8 consecutive hours does not count as part of the 14 hours, and, therefore, allows a driver to extend the time during which a driver could use their maximum 11 hours of driving.
What is the short haul exemption?
The short-haul exemption is a limited exemption from the Record of Duty Status and Electronic Logging Device (ELD) requirements and the 30-minute rest break requirements for certain commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. To qualify for the exemption, drivers must work within certain conditions.
What is monthly summary sheet?
The monthly summary provides a detailed breakdown of activity for the previous month. You can use this information to understand how your billing activity affected your revenue and to book journal entries.
How do you make a logbook for a project?
if applicable make an entry every time you work on your project date each entry make your notes in point form organize your logbook into sections such as: schedule, daily notes and ideas, background research, contacts and references, experimental procedure/method, data collection sheets, observations/results in tables
What is sleeper berth in trucking?
The sleeper berth provision states that once these driving limits are reached, a driver is required to be off-duty for at least 10 consecutive hours (for property-carrying CMVs) before they can resume driving.
Who can use the 60 or 70 hour limit?
The rule basically means that a commercial truck driver can only be on duty for 60 hours within any 7-day period, after which he cannot drive until his hours are below 60 (either with a 34-hour reset or by waiting for hours to “drop off”).
