Yeah work counting is your break time is “get er done”!! :)
But for the drivers it’s “get us screwed!!” :)
This is wrong.
And dangerous.
There was some youtube guy that got stuck behind a truck picking up bales of recycled material. He was complaining because they had to adjust the other truck’s load a few times (weight and axle ratios or something). Then a bale fell and made a mess that had to be cleaned up.
He said something like “And I have to stay in the truck so when they are ready I can drive in. But this is considered “working” so it eats into my driving time - and it’s been 45 minutes already!”
I have no idea if that is true - but it sure sounded like it.
Good.
One of my son’s is a short haul trucker.
I am occasionally under DOT rules too. I manage an event marketing program where I visit dealers and customers with a trailer full of product samples and demonstrations.
Because of its weight, it’s considered a commercial vehicle and I’m under DOT Hours of Service regulations.
For a long trip, the 11 hour drive day can be a real challenge. I once hit 11 hours of driving about 10 minutes from home. Since I’d been gone over a week, there was no way I was stopping for 8 hours.
The rules are very confusing.
I pull with a pickup truck that’s also used for non-pulling and personal use. (what a great benefit to have)
I use paper logs. Most full time truckers use electronic logs.
Since my son is short haul for a lumber yard, he’s paid hourly and doesn’t need to keep logs.
He’s pretty excited. The company just ordered him a brand new tractor.