395.5
Maximum driving time for passenger-carrying vehicles.
Subject to the exceptions and exemptions in §395.1:
Code of Federal Regulations485
(a) No motor carrier shall permit or require any driver used by it to drive a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle, nor shall any such driver drive a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle:
(1) More than 10 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty; or
(2) For any period after having been on duty 15 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty.
(b) No motor carrier shall permit or require a driver of a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle to drive, nor shall any driver drive a passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicle, regardless of the number of motor carriers using the driver's services, for any period after—
(1) Having been on duty 60 hours in any 7 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier does not operate commercial motor vehicles every day of the week; or
(2) Having been on duty 70 hours in any period of 8 consecutive days if the employing motor carrier operates commercial motor vehicles every day of the week.
[70 FR 50073, Aug. 25, 2005]
No, what they probably did was saved their last two years vacation and sick pay. That would get added to their last years wages. Possibly an extra three months wages.
Good point, but I think those FMCSA regulations only apply to commercial drivers who operate vehicles across state lines. I may be wrong about this, but that’s the way I always understood those regulations.
Well done, you beat me to it.
The first thing I thought of is no way can somebody with a CDL/Public Passenger endorsement legally drive that many hours.
and please note those hours-limits are regarding "hours on duty" not necessarily driving.
The driver himself should be fined, and probably fired for endangering the public, the School District fined, the supervisor of this driver should be immediately canned.
------- That's what happens in the private sector, where you are expected to be a grown-up.
Ex-FedEx driver.