Duty Status Macro

theoldprof · Jan 20, 2007

Just rec'd info on new duty status from Panther. One is AV-Sleeping and the other is AV-34 Hour Restart. What do these two mean to a van driver?
Thanks.
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highway star · Jan 20, 2007

Av-sleeping means you can take sleep time and not lose your place in line. If you become #1 while sleeping, they would go around you until your sleep time is up. 34 hour restart is for logging drivers that have run out of hours.

Crazynuff · Jan 20, 2007

Do they just use the 34 hour restart when drivers run out of hours ? It seems like expeditors would have a chance for that restart long before they ran out of hours . Be advised if you exceed the 70 in 8 you cannot use the restart . You can legally exceed the 70 in 8 . Say you run in your delivery at the 68 hour point and wait 2 1/2 hours for someone to decide to receive the load . You didn't drive after the 70 so there's no violation but you worked over 70 so you don't get a restart .

cheri1122 · Jan 21, 2007

I have never used the 34 hour restart driving a van, but I did use the AV/Sleeping Macro already, and it kept sending error msgs - you have to scroll down on the Status screen to enter return date & time.

Crazynuff · Jan 21, 2007

Still waiting to hear what the courts decide on Public Citizen trying to get the 34 hour restart thrown out because it COULD allow a driver to drive more than 70 hours in 8 days . I bet they can't document a single accident caused by a driver being too fatigued because he took the restart . As far as Public Citizen goes I question their judgement regarding safety when their main spokesperson (Claybrook ) is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of women and children killed by airbags she pushed on the public without adequate development and testing .