Running On Recaps

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Jammer a's Comment
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Yeah I want learn all of this Donna but I’m learning it on the fly with the help of friends on here and on the road so thanks y’all for all the support

With the new rules one can stop their 14 hour clock with a 2/8 or 3/7.

Rick S.'s Comment
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Yeah I want learn all of this Donna but I’m learning it on the fly with the help of friends on here and on the road so thanks y’all for all the support

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With the new rules one can stop their 14 hour clock with a 2/8 or 3/7.

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Keeping in mind that the 2/8 or 3/7 split is a way to change how you do the 11/14 daily clock - BUT - if you're still on duty for close to the max every day, then you are still going to run into issues with re-caps.

That is, using your 11 drive clock - means that you have to log AT LEAST 11.5 hours on your 70 (On Duty) clock (for pre-trips, fueling, etc.). If DOT looks at your logs - and ALL the time is ON DUTY/DRIVING with no ON DUTY/NOT DRIVING, you could get "ding'd" for not logging pre/post/fueling correctly.

As Ted mentioned - if you keep your TOTAL ON DUTY TIME to 8.75 hours a day - you will NEVER RUN OUT OF TIME. Time Management is one of those skills that comes with EXPERIENCE - and is one of THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES TO LEARN - as you are finding out.

Rick

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.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
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