Profile For Emily R.

So he could have continued past his 14 hours if he had logged the on duty part as an accident ? He ended up sitting for 8 hours on the interstate and then also took his 10 hour reset. So technically he was not driving for 18 hours. I guess my question is if there was anyway around that 18 hour stop?

Question. My husband has been driving a few years and has been lucky enough to not have ever experienced an interstate shutdown due to a fatal accident. The other night, during his 5th driving hour, the interstate was closed for 8 hours. He went to on duty not driving. He was talking to other drivers and they said they go to off duty in that situation. What is the correct thing to do? Traffic was a complete stop, tires not rolling. When it resumed he was out of time, and then took his 10 hour reset. If he had gone off duty, would his time have been preserved and could have kept driving?

Thank you for all of the GREAT information! Does anyone know of any companies that will train teams together? Or is that unheard of?

So do you think if he was already working there (say for 3 months) and I got my CDL and went through the 165 hours of training, then they would allow us to drive together? He just wouldn't necessarily be able to train me that soon?

My husband and I are considering being team drivers. He got his CDL in December and took a local job that was supposed to be delivering trucks to customers ( the company customizes trucks w/ cranes etc). He has been there 9 weeks and has only delivered ONE truck. The pay is hourly $18. The problem is that he is bored out of his mind. They literally just have him sweeping, washing trucks, etc. In the meantime, he isn't getting any experience. He says he would like for us to team drive ( I don't currently have a CDL).

What are some recommendations on getting into team driving? Would he need to go and get an OTR job for a while before I get my CDL in order for us to team? What kind of experience do companies require the team to collectively have, in order to team drive?

We are in Chattanooga, TN. I called and checked w/ Covenant Transport and they said he would have to drive for 10 months before he could be my trainer. Any advice would be appreciated.