Does 34 consecutive hours off duty automatically restart the calculation of the 60/70-hour on-duty period?
A driver may restart the 60/70-hour period by taking 34 or more consecutive hours off duty provided at the beginning of the 34-hour period, the driver has not accumulated more than 60 or 70 on-duty hours in the 7 or 8 consecutive day period. If a driver has exceeded the 60/70-hour on-duty limit, the driver may not utilize the 34-hour restart and must continue to operate under the provisions of section 395.3(b) to calculate the hours available under the 60/70-hour time limit. This would continue until the driver ends a 24 hour period under the 60/70-hour time limit. Time spent to gain compliance with the 60/70-hour limitation may not be counted as part of a 34-hour re-start period. As soon as the driver ends a 24-hour period under the 60/70-hour limit, the driver has the option of either using any available time to drive up to the 60/70-hour limit and then beginning the 34-hour period, or remaining off duty for an additional 34-hour which would then restart the 7- or 8- day period.
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- Does 34 consecutive hours off duty automatically restart the calculation of the 60/70-hour on-duty period?
- Does any period of 34 hours of consecutive off-duty restart the 60/70 hour on-duty period?
