OTA Dispatch Issue 3

31 www.ortrucking.org Issue 3 | 2018 have a policy in place to provide guidance and set expectations for a driver in that status. Regardless of the driver’s status when operating your vehicles, your name and DOT authority are displayed on the side of the vehicle. Safe travels everyone! Wes Curtis is the owner of Commercial Truck Consulting, LLC located in Grants Pass, Oregon since 2006. His company has over 65 years of experience in regulatory compliance, truck inspections and DOT auditing. Find more information at www.truckcompliance.com . Have questions or concerns about this or other regulations? OTA has training classes and consultants available to help answer your questions about personal conveyance, hours of service, or ELDs. Contact us at 503.513.0005 or info@ortrucking.org . ` ` The driver must be off- duty. The driver must be relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work by the motor carrier. ` ` It doesn’t matter if the vehicle is laden or unladen. ` ` The motor carrier can establish “Personal Conveyance” limitations for their drivers and can go to the extent of banning “Personal Conveyance” altogether or imposing a distance limitation. Here are the Keys to the New Interpretation: