Is It Legal?
Topic 14224 | Page 1
There is no law against working seven days a week. OTR drivers do it regularly. As long as you stay under the hours of service rules you're good to go.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
I was also told that he wants his drivers to work 12 hours a day...in training I was told we are allowed 14 hours of work but only 11 is for driving in a day. Is it the same for local, or are they allowed to work more than the 11?
Dont do it, everyone needs a day off. Dont sign your soul away. The owner is probably struggling so hes making his employees overwork to stay afloat.
I work 12 hour days but i work 5 days then get 2 days off, then i work 5 days and gets 3 days off, rinse and repeat. The opportunities are there.
Well what do want to do, if it feels illegal to you than it probably is, but don't be afraid of making money, the more you work the more money you make, now make sure you don't burn out like OS said, but don't be afraid of work,....out
So I found a local company willing to hire me. But the owner makes his employees work 7 days a week...would I be violating DOT 70/34hr rule?
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Crystal, 7 days a week, 12 hours a day... I don't care how much this guy pays you, in a month you won't be human.
Look elsewhere. Don't return his calls, block his texts.
Heck, when I was working in the oil fields, back in the '80s, we worked 7 days a week, 12 - 16 hours a day for 3 - 4 months at a time. I did this for around 3 1/2 years and I came out just fine...twitch...twitch...twitch... LOL!
I used to work in a factory that produced billing statements. Every three months quarterlies would come around and we would have a huge workload of financial statements to print and ship. I'd work 7 days a week, 12 hour shifts for 2-4 weeks straight depending on the volume of work to be done. The overtime was killer, but so were those few weeks. It seemed like the next quarterlies would come up before I was even halfway normal again. I agree with everyone else, those kind of hours will burn you out incredibly fast.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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So I found a local company willing to hire me. But the owner makes his employees work 7 days a week...would I be violating DOT 70/34hr rule?
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.