Can you fuel while off duty?

Can you fuel while off duty? Off-duty means absolutely no work You have to be completely free of all your work and on-duty tasks. Absolutely no company work is permitted when logging off-duty personal conveyance time. Things like fueling or taking the vehicle in for maintenance are not personal conveyance and must be recorded in your on-duty time.

How do you use off duty?

Off-duty time includes times when you are relieved of all duty and responsibility for performing work and are free to pursue activities of your own choosing and are free to leave the place where your vehicle is parked.

Is all time waiting at a plant part of your off duty time?

Here are some specific activities which are considered to be on duty time: All time spent at a plant, shipping / receiving facility, terminal, or other facility of a motor carrier, unless you are in your sleeper berth or have been relieved of all work related responsibilities.

Is 10 hours off duty the same as 10 hours in sleeper berth?

Sleeper Berth Provision Drivers may split their required 10-hour off-duty period, as long as one off-duty period (whether in or out of the sleeper berth) is at least 2 hours long and the other involves at least 7 consecutive hours spent in the sleeper berth. All sleeper berth pairings MUST add up to at least 10 hours.

Does going off duty stop your 70 hour clock?

Off-Duty and Sleeper Berth do NOT go against your 70 hour clock. As soon as you start your day that 14 hour clock will continue ticking. No matter what duty you're on.

Does going off duty stop my 14 hour clock?

This rest period will not count as part of the 14 hours. A second, separate rest period must be at least 2 (but less than 10) consecutive hours long. This period may be spent in the sleeper berth, off duty, or sleeper berth and off duty combined. It does count as part of the 14 hours.

What is the 7 3 split rule?

TEAM DRIVING FLEXIBILITY They can do 7 and 3 instead. Up to 3 hours in the passenger seat of a moving commercial motor vehicle, immediately before or after 7-consecutive hours in the sleeper berth, can be logged as off-duty time for a 10-consecutive hour break.

Can a driver go off duty while being unloaded?

The only time you're supposed to be allowed to not be on duty while waiting is if you've disconnected from your trailer and are free to leave the customer's property. This is true. You are officially off duty when you are able to shut the truck down, walk away and go see a movie or something.