Are team drivers required to contact the motor carrier each time they switch from sleeper berth to driving and back?
No, team drivers are not required to contact the motor carrier each time they switch drivers. Team drivers normally transition between driving and off-duty approximately every five (5) hours. The minimum number of contacts per day from team drivers to the motor carrier is two (2) per day with a maximum of fourteen (14) hours between each contact, and at each pickup and delivery of a permitted load.
Related Questions
- If a team driver goes directly from 10 consecutive hours off-duty to the sleeper berth at the start of his duty period, can the sleeper berth period be excluded from calculation of the 14-hour limit?
- Are team drivers required to contact the motor carrier each time they switch from sleeper berth to driving and back?
- May a driver spend part of his 34 hours of consecutive off-duty time in a sleeper berth?
