What is the exact rule for 30 min breaks?

I learned my lesson with that 30 minute break. Usually I back my book up 30 minutes at a town and call it good. Did that in ainesworth one night so I though. Problem was I logged that 30 minute break FORWARD not BACKWARDS didn't feel like ripping up that log so I took off...10 minutes later blew by a county sheriff running about 4 over I drove 50 in a 65 for 6 miles until he passed me then took off lol. That was the closest I've ever come to really getting caught in a tight spot...especially when that week my log showed me being at the house off duty and 650 miles away on the next page at midnight...ooops. I was tired give Me a break Mr.dot....no were throwing the book at you! You're under arrest no parole and sent ended to life without parole. Wait free meals showers no work for the rest of my life? You wanna drive or u want me to? Hahaha

 

Your employer would have to give you a slip of paper stating that you have permission to go off duty and be relieved of all duties, no problem, I and and probably thousands of other drivers do that......

 

one time I was at a customer for so long waiting to be unloaded that I walked to the Starbucks down the road, used their free wifi for five hours until they called me to let me know I was done. I put off duty break at Starbucks one mile from customer.

 

Easy answer..........I'd bet you have a smartphone correct? Well there are several FREE apps you can load on it and use as a logbook to keep you within the law. When you are about to break it, it will turn red and warn you. Their programmed by guidelines of the law. Just use it for urself as a tool.

 

I just downloaded big road last night its kinda neat. Maps and all don't know if suggest routes or not but it is kinda a neat application to use to keep track of HOS Rules.

 

In other words get 3 hours of drive time in before that 30 minute break and you won't have problems if you have a 11 hour drive time day.

 

No slips of paper are required in order to go off-duty.

http://fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulati...ext.aspx?reg=395.2&guidence=y&keyword=medical

 

You are not understanding what I am talking about, reread reddov's post, it's about going off duty while at a dock loading or unloading, again, you need a slip from your company which I kept in my permit book that allows drivers " Me " to go off duty " IF " I, me ,driver, are relieved from all duties regarding getting loaded or unloaded at a dock, yes, like you are trying to tell me that you do not need a slip to allow you just to go off duty, that's correct, and pretty dumb, you need to read a post a little better to follow it more correctly, just say'n......