Explain the 14 hour DOT driving rule.?

Question

Explain the 14 hour DOT driving rule.?

Answer 1

ok  say you went on duty at 3am   you have 14 hrs to do what u have to do for the day  u have to b shut down at 5pm(14hrs) say u got to load   unload   get fuel  eat  etc. and still drive the hours u have for the day. sometimes u can get loade and unloaded pretty fast.  i have sit in a dock for 18 hours  getting dogfood unloaded at a walmart dist. center  sit 9 hrs b4 getting pillows unloaded at the same place also.      

Answer 2

You CANNOT drive more than 14 hours straight without a 'break'

Answer 3

Drivers may drive up to 11 hours in the 14-hour on-duty window after they come on duty following 10 or more consecutive hours off duty.

The 14-hour on-duty window may not be extended with off-duty time for meal and fuel stops, etc.

The prohibition on driving after being on duty 60 hours in 7 consecutive days, or 70 hours in 8 consecutive days, remains the same, but drivers can "restart" the 7/8 day period anytime a driver has 34 consecutive hours off duty.

CMV drivers using the sleeper berth provision must take at least 8 consecutive hours in the sleeper berth, plus 2 consecutive hours either in the sleeper berth, off duty, or any combination of the two.

simply put you have 14 hours to use 11 of those driving - 4 loading

how ever since there are a lot of shippers and recivers dont care about how long it takes them to get to you.

Answer 4

You may only drive 11 hours then you must take a 10 hour break.If you split the 10 hour break one of the breaks must be at least 8hrs.  It is not a 14 hour driving rule it means that you can only work 14 hours (driving or loading/unloading) in a 24 hour period . For example if you come on duty at 8am you cannot work past 10 pm.