US CUSTOMS TRUCK IDLE REPORTING

[LrgCar]

Hey All,

This is a new one for us. We had a driver cross last week, and he mentioned to us that the CBP officer asked him how long he usually waits for a reload, and he replied that he usually waits till the next day. She proceeded to say that if it's more than 4 days, you need to report it to CBP or else you (the carrier) can get in trouble. Has anyone had any experience with this? Our trucks dont usually wait longer than a day or 2 in the slowest times, but this is news to me.

 

[MrSir]

They always ask drivers about the reload or when, but never mentioned trip deadline.

There are so many factors like long weekend, accident, truck breakdowns or even finding a freight under current market condition that can't dictate a fix schedule.

We had a truck waiting in AZ almost a week since we can't afford to come back empty from there. BTW, Do you pay your drivers a Layover?

 

[LrgCar]

We had a truck waiting in AZ almost a week since we can't afford to come back empty from there. BTW, Do you pay your drivers a Layover?

I do know them asking about a reload in the past which is normal but never heard of this 4 day window.

And yes, we do pay our drivers layovers. I dont think they were concerned if drivers get paid to sit but more the duration of the layover. I looked online and couldnt find anthing on the Googles about this just random AI scripts saying it is a possibilty but no sources or CBP directives to back it up.