TAXMAN Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Have TP who arrives at terminal. If truck is loaded he leaves to deliver trailer at next terminal(5hrs drive time). Drops trailer and waits for another loaded trailer to return to home terminal. Wait period may be 30 minutes up to 2 hrs. Return trip is 5 hrs drive time. Can TP have a meal deduction under transportation rules? TP not allowed to work more than 14hrs in day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneInAlabama Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Only if away from home overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Not always true Gene. DOT rules say if the driver is required to rest, it counts. That is any day with 11 hrs driving. So if he has 11 hours on his log book for the day, it counts for him. Maximum driving time is 11 hours. After 11 hours behind the wheel, the driver must have 10 hours of rest. Maximum on-duty time is 14 hours. After 14 hours on duty (which may or may not include up to 11 hours of driving) the driver cannot operate a commercial vehicle until he has had 10 hours of rest. The 14-hour on duty time begins when a driver comes on duty and can only be stopped with a minimum two-hour break in the sleeper. You might both want to check out this link, it has some good info. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/article/0,,id=170628,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunTaxMan Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 KC has given you the details - the "long story." The short story - No deduction in the situation you describe. You ask, "Why?" Because in your situation there is no "requirement" for rest (in order to be able to complete the trip.). Driver is not sitting at the turn-around terminal because he is "required to rest," he is sitting there because the load isn't ready. An added perspective, if the "wait time" gets excessive, i.e., by definition of union or company rules, then union or company, or both would have provision for Driver to check into a motel for legal "time off" before returning. Correct? One other consideration, is the "wait time" on-duty (line 4 on the log) or off-duty (line 1 on the log)? Well.......I guess my "short story" turned out to be longer........ O Well! this is life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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