Comments on: Do you have a question? http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/ Helping Companies Comply With D.O.T. Safety Regulations Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:37:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Eric Arnold http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-37418 Eric Arnold Tue, 11 May 2010 16:43:01 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=38#comment-37418 Paul: welcome to my little corner of the Internet. I'll try to answer your question. I do not think you would fall under the 100 air mile exemption, so I would say you should be logging every day. You would fall under the 70 hours in 8 day rule, as it sounds like your company will occasionally work on any and all days of the week, including Sunday. You fall under the 14 hour rule. There are some exceptions, but generally speaking you get 14 hours a day, and then must take a 10 hour break. As to your current situation... are you over hours? Yeah, probably. You only get 70 hours in 8 days, unless you have a 34 hour off-duty period, which resets it back to zero. Yes, there are occasionally emergency exemptions which are issued. For example, I got an email this morning from the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association informing me the DOT has issued an hours of service exemption for carriers assisting in the Gulf of Mexico cleanup. I don't know if any waiver has been issued for the Nashville floods. I looked on DOT's website I didn't see any. I once took a 26.2 mile tour of Nashville (I ran the Nashville Marathon). Nice town. Paul: welcome to my little corner of the Internet. I’ll try to answer your question. I do not think you would fall under the 100 air mile exemption, so I would say you should be logging every day. You would fall under the 70 hours in 8 day rule, as it sounds like your company will occasionally work on any and all days of the week, including Sunday.

You fall under the 14 hour rule. There are some exceptions, but generally speaking you get 14 hours a day, and then must take a 10 hour break. As to your current situation… are you over hours? Yeah, probably. You only get 70 hours in 8 days, unless you have a 34 hour off-duty period, which resets it back to zero.

Yes, there are occasionally emergency exemptions which are issued. For example, I got an email this morning from the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association informing me the DOT has issued an hours of service exemption for carriers assisting in the Gulf of Mexico cleanup. I don’t know if any waiver has been issued for the Nashville floods. I looked on DOT’s website I didn’t see any.

I once took a 26.2 mile tour of Nashville (I ran the Nashville Marathon). Nice town.

]]> By: Paul http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-37387 Paul Mon, 10 May 2010 04:11:46 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=38#comment-37387 Eric, I have several questions that are not your run of the mill. We are an emergency response company and do a lot of work for the railroad and storm clean-up. Our office is located in the St. Louis area. When called out we mobilize to affected area and set-up a local office or we contact our contractor who has a local office set-up. I understand that we must log in route to site, but once there do we fall under the 100 mile rule? If we are not on the roadways (we run high-rail dumps)do we fall under the 14 hr a day 60 hrs in 7 day rule? We often work long hours every day until the rail is back up and running. If I understand correctly, working 15 hrs a day seven days a week in our dumps, on the rail, puts us out of complaince everyday, not to mention we have run out of hours before the week is up. Are there special regulations regarding state of emergencys? We are currently in the Nashville area working on the rail and when that is completed we will start clean up of debris around the city. We tend to work seven days a week and 14-16 hours a day in these circumstances. I have worked 81.5 hours in the last 6 days. Our office says we need to fill out our log books, but they can't answer these questions. I'm not sure how to fill this out since we would be way out of complaince. I can't seem to find any answers on the DOT site, please help. Thanks, Paul Eric, I have several questions that are not your run of the mill. We are an emergency response company and do a lot of work for the railroad and storm clean-up. Our office is located in the St. Louis area. When called out we mobilize to affected area and set-up a local office or we contact our contractor who has a local office set-up. I understand that we must log in route to site, but once there do we fall under the 100 mile rule? If we are not on the roadways (we run high-rail dumps)do we fall under the 14 hr a day 60 hrs in 7 day rule? We often work long hours every day until the rail is back up and running. If I understand correctly, working 15 hrs a day seven days a week in our dumps, on the rail, puts us out of complaince everyday, not to mention we have run out of hours before the week is up. Are there special regulations regarding state of emergencys? We are currently in the Nashville area working on the rail and when that is completed we will start clean up of debris around the city. We tend to work seven days a week and 14-16 hours a day in these circumstances. I have worked 81.5 hours in the last 6 days. Our office says we need to fill out our log books, but they can’t answer these questions. I’m not sure how to fill this out since we would be way out of complaince. I can’t seem to find any answers on the DOT site, please help. Thanks, Paul

]]> By: kary http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-10838 kary Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:08:18 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=38#comment-10838 Hello, iam a subcontractor that hauls building material produts i drive a sixteen ft box truck 14,500 gvwr, do i have to have placards on it when im halling paint??? Hello, iam a subcontractor that hauls building material produts i drive a sixteen ft box truck 14,500 gvwr, do i have to have placards on it when im halling paint???

]]> By: Tim http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-8072 Tim Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:45:38 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=38#comment-8072 I drive a 1 1/2 to job and work all day then go to the room Do I have to log truck use just to drive back to hotel are there hrs restriction to this we work 10 - 12 hr days with a 1 hr lunch hotel is 6 miles away I drive a 1 1/2 to job and work all day then go to the room Do I have to log truck use just to drive back to hotel are there hrs restriction to this we work 10 – 12 hr days with a 1 hr lunch hotel is 6 miles away

]]> By: Eric Arnold http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-7964 Eric Arnold Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:57:46 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=38#comment-7964 I think you can drive over there with your intrastate DOT number. Your truck will not be impounded if you get stopped. I don't think you will get a ticket for having an "intrastate" DOT number..... they'll probably be happy you have a number at all. You will get a bunch of tickets if you don't have the other things, like a medical certificate, logbook, etc. though. I think you can drive over there with your intrastate DOT number. Your truck will not be impounded if you get stopped. I don’t think you will get a ticket for having an “intrastate” DOT number….. they’ll probably be happy you have a number at all. You will get a bunch of tickets if you don’t have the other things, like a medical certificate, logbook, etc. though.

]]> By: steve http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-7951 steve Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:24:41 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=38#comment-7951 Eric, I have a non cdl truck listed with dot as intrastate. However a friend of mine lives one state over from me. I need to borrow a piece of equipment from him. Can I drive over and pick this equipment up or If I drive over the state line will I be subjected to possiable impoundment thanks, Steve Eric,
I have a non cdl truck listed with dot as intrastate. However a friend of mine lives one state over from me. I need to borrow a piece of equipment from him. Can I drive over and pick this equipment up or If I drive over the state line will I be subjected to possiable impoundment

thanks, Steve

]]> By: bill h http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-7924 bill h Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:44:00 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=38#comment-7924 THANKS I use it for recreational puposes only good to know the answer . BILL. THANKS I use it for recreational puposes only good to know the answer .

BILL.

]]> By: Eric Arnold http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-7922 Eric Arnold Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:14:42 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=38#comment-7922 Bill: What do you use the camper for? If it is used strictly for recreational purposes, ie, camping, then NO, you don't need it. DOT #'s are strictly vehicles used for commercial purposes. However, if you're using it as part of some commercial enterprise, then you do need it. My fiancee loves camping. I hate it............. Bill:

What do you use the camper for? If it is used strictly for recreational purposes, ie, camping, then NO, you don’t need it. DOT #’s are strictly vehicles used for commercial purposes. However, if you’re using it as part of some commercial enterprise, then you do need it.

My fiancee loves camping. I hate it………….

]]> By: bill h http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-7921 bill h Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:14:04 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=38#comment-7921 I have a one ton chev and pull an RV Camper weight 14,500 lbs empty I was Told I needed a DOT Number , I got one do I have to Display it ? and do I Need it my State is N.C. THANK YOU. BILL. I have a one ton chev and pull an RV Camper weight 14,500 lbs empty I was Told I needed a DOT Number , I got one do I have to Display it ? and do I Need it my State is N.C. THANK YOU.

BILL.

]]> By: Eric Arnold http://www.arnoldsafetyblog.com/do-you-have-a-question/comment-page-1/#comment-5697 Eric Arnold Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:35:11 +0000 http://www.fmcsacompliance.com/?p=38#comment-5697 Pam: the DOT number is a company number, so the same number goes on all your trucks with a GVWR of 10,001 lbs. or more. Pam: the DOT number is a company number, so the same number goes on all your trucks with a GVWR of 10,001 lbs. or more.

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