taffytrucker:
newmercman:
You also have to take into account that you have a different set of regulations north of the borderIn the USA you can drive 11hrs a day and be on duty for 14hrs, during that 14hrs you can work for a maximum of 13hrs, so if you drive all of your 11hrs, that gives you 2hrs on duty but not driving, you have to use this time for your pre-trip inspection, fuelling and checking in at a shipper/receiver. So if youâre on a long trip and run six 11hr days, youâll have hit your 70hr limit by the end of day 6 when you add the on duty not driving time to it. Then itâs time to park for 34hrs and then you have reset the log book and can start again with a fresh 70hrs. Or you can stretch your 70hrs out over the 8 day period and then when you start day eight you get back the hours from day one, this way you never exceed 70hrs in a rolling 8 day period.
In Canada itâs 70hrs in 7 days, 13hrs driving a day, 16hr duty limit, but to do 16 you must have 2hrs (in min 30min blocks) off during the day to go over 14hrs, you can have 8 off at night and add the missing two hours to the next dayâs off duty time or even nick it from the day before if youâve been off duty for 12hrs or more. You have a 36hr reset period rather than 34hrs and if youâre recapping (staying under 70 all the time) you must have 24hrs off before the end of the 14th day.
So how would that work then if based in Canada?? when in canada drive by their rules and buy US rules when in the US?
Exactly when in Canada you stick to their rules and as soon as you cross the border you switch to the US rules and v.v. Donât worry about it, it ainât rocket science and at the driving school youâll go thru all this stuff and then again at orientation and during your mentor trip if you get lucky enough to get a mentor who doesnât just abuse you so he can get a few extra miles for himself.
