Janet
2003-09-08 01:45:20 UTC
I work for a packaging company in upstate New York in Human Resources. Due
to the voluntary quit of our senior driver, overseeing the drivers has
fallen upon my shoulders.
I have been given the directive by our President to make sure that our
drivers are driving legal in regards to hours of service, log books,
maintenance schedules, brake checks, etc. I've read through plenty of
literature and have learned much about the topic, but still have a lot to
learn.
My question is: how does one drive a 6 hour trip legally? We deliver every
week to a major chocolate manufacturer in Reading Pennsylvania. The drivers
tend to drive the 6 hours, sleep for 2 hours in the sleeper berth while they
are being unloading, etc., then they turn around and drive the 6 hours back,
which of course is over the 10 hour limit.
The drivers drive solo. They tell me that when they are an hour or 2 from
home, they are not going to stop and sleep in the truck, they want to get
home and sleep in their own bed, which I understand, but which is illegal.
What is the best way to handle this situation? Any way around this?
Thanks for your replies.
Janet
to the voluntary quit of our senior driver, overseeing the drivers has
fallen upon my shoulders.
I have been given the directive by our President to make sure that our
drivers are driving legal in regards to hours of service, log books,
maintenance schedules, brake checks, etc. I've read through plenty of
literature and have learned much about the topic, but still have a lot to
learn.
My question is: how does one drive a 6 hour trip legally? We deliver every
week to a major chocolate manufacturer in Reading Pennsylvania. The drivers
tend to drive the 6 hours, sleep for 2 hours in the sleeper berth while they
are being unloading, etc., then they turn around and drive the 6 hours back,
which of course is over the 10 hour limit.
The drivers drive solo. They tell me that when they are an hour or 2 from
home, they are not going to stop and sleep in the truck, they want to get
home and sleep in their own bed, which I understand, but which is illegal.
What is the best way to handle this situation? Any way around this?
Thanks for your replies.
Janet