On duty time includes waiting to be dispatched.

**highway star** · 01-31-2010, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by Crazynuff

B-6. How would "waiting time" at a terminal, plant, or port be logged?

It would be logged on the bottom line. Most carriers include a document in their permit books that release a driver from responsibility when waiting at a dock. You can then log 15 minutes to check in and dock, then if you're there for a couple hours that can be sleeper berth.

As far as waiting for your next dispatch, I'm sure that I heard or read that it was no longer considered on duty. When it was in the regs, it was not enforced. I mean, can you imagine? How would anything ever get done?

Acceptance rates is a whole other issue. Why someone would stay with a company that offers crazy low rates is beyond me.

**layoutshooter** · 01-31-2010, 11:58 AM

Why should I complain about the cpm offer? I don't have to take it. We don't.

As to the original part of this thread, I have to try to read that "little green book" on this. I have trouble reading it, I don't speak government lawyer very well.

What happens like this weekend or many in our case. We delivered on Fri and were pre-dispatched for Mon?

I guess it is asking far too much to expect common sense to come into play.

**TeamCaffee** · 01-31-2010, 04:27 PM

Since we are offered loads on a percentage bases we see many pay per mile offers. This is where knowing what we need per mile and also what we need per day to run comes in very handy.
A dispatcher does not look at what pay we are getting they look at who can make the pickup on time and they get the load off of the board. They do their job of offering us the load and then it is up to us to make the correct decision on excepting or refusing the load.

This thread though is very interesting on how to log. When waiting for a load we are in the sleeper....
I would like to see more hints and tips on how to log especially with how the companies are getting along and using the EOBR's