8/2 rule clarification in texas

Here's what I found. It was surprisingly hard to locate.

 

As long as you qualify as a Texas intrastate carrier, and so does your freight then you can use the Texas rule set. The determining factor will be the origin and/or final destination of your freight, as long as it comes from within Texas and is staying in Texas then you can operate under the Texas rules.

So yes, if you qualify as an intrastate Texas carrier 8 hours off-duty is all that is required between your shifts, and you get 12 hours drive time and 15 hour duty cycle click.

 

wow 12 hours drive time glad you've finally caught up us drivers down under we've been doing that forever 5 on 1/2 off 5 on 1/2 off 2 on 10 off.

 

Our hours of service are a joke in America. We run under a few different sets depending on the type of operation you are. Most common is an Interstate carrier, regulated by the Federal government and these are also the most restrictive. Then several of our States have their own set of rules that permit longer work days, but only if you stay within that State. The catch is we also determine hours of service based on the freight's origin or destination so it is possible to never physically leave one State but still have to comply with the Federal rules.

We do give some industries breaks, oil drillers and passenger carriers (motor coach buses) are the two that get the most Federal flexibility. Our old rule set, which changed in 2004 allowed us to run like you do, we had 10 hours drive time in any 15 hour period, reset with 8 hours off plus you could break that 8 hours up into 2 hour segments allowing you to basically run 24/7 with short little naps. Not anymore, and now they are forcing us to install tattletail devices to electronically monitor our engine, gps coordinates, and movement to insure we comply with the hours of service rules.