my husband works for a local waste company in Texas. and we along with more drivers have a few questions. like the drivers make 19.00 hrs a day, these drivers go to work at 4am and do not get off til most times around 10:30 pm. is this legal? please contact me asap. thank you. MRS. KIM

my husband works for a local waste company in Texas. and we along with more drivers have a few questions. like the drivers make 19.00 hrs a day, these drivers go to work at 4am and do not get off til most times around 10:30 pm. is this legal? please contact me asap. thank you. MRS. KIM


As of January of this year, the maximium shift for a driver is 14 hours, with 11 of them being driving hours with a 70 hour total for 8 days. They keep log books and will be able to recored this.

Actually truckers law varies depending on if they are local or long haul.

I believe that the following site answers many questions about the federal law and truckers: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/Home_Files/hos/hos_faqs.pdf

Texas wage and hour law may be found at: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/jsemp/jsempsub7.html

I couldn't find anything in Texas regulations that covers trucking. However, it is best for you to contact the state.

Actually truckers law varies depending on if they are local or long haul.


My response was for Federal Laws. As we all know, there are execeptions to every rule :)

You can visit this site for more clarrification.

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/