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maybe you could answer this for me uturn2001 because I can't find a good answer anywhere but do you know what the policies are for a driver to have beer in the cab with him?
What I mean is if its ok to have a six pack or a twelve pack stowed away under the bunk and mabye one or two cold ones chilling in the cooler so that at the end of the day a man could enjoy a ice-cold beer on a hot summers night.
Now im not talking about getting stumbling drunk or anything mind you LOL but maybe just a little nightcap (or 2) now and then if you know what i mean.
Do you know what the laws are concerning this? Thanks, brother!- Hamilton Carhartt, founder of Carhartt Apparel

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I would not risk it... and didn't when I was driving.
If you are unfortunate enough to be involved in an incident on the road the mere fact you had alcoholic beverages inside the truck is going to raise questions and do more harm than good.

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Well, what I was figuring on was mabye having one or two beers after I shut down for the night.
Hell, the way I figure it is all them dispactchers and terminal managers get to go home and enjoy a cold one loungin in their lazyboys watching the ball game. Why can't a hard workin driver have a few right before he was about to grab some shuteye?
What you say makes sense though. But if you throw out the empties and the other beers weren't opened and you blew clean then you should be in the clear right? I dunno what do you think?- Hamilton Carhartt, founder of Carhartt Apparel

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I totally agree with Paul. I would NEVER carry any type of alcohol at all while on duty, driving or not.
It is certainly not worth the risk if you are involved in an accident, or for whatever reason are subject to search.
Off duty, sleeper time, may be a different story if you want to go inside the t/s and get a beer [edited to add, to bring back into the cab....] for a nightcap, but again, not something I would recommend, but I will admit that I have done that before. If I had to do it again, I would not.
It is NEVER worth the risk, you could have a LOT more trouble than it's worth
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Barnes, your asking for trouble.
Booze and trucking are a volatile mix.
You should already know this, now your looking for "one" person to tell you "it's OK". How do I know this? I'm smart!!

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http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/fmcsr/regs/392.5.htm
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This might clear any gray area for you. Just be careful, ok?
Edited, because RABELAM beat me to it! And also supplied a better link.
Thanks! I hope that this info helps you to lmake an educated decision.
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It is also AGAINST Company Policy at ALL of the carriers that I have ever drvn for.
Even if it were Not a law/rule or company policy against it.....I, personally would NOT & in the 14yrs I've been drving I have NOT carried alcohol in the trk.
As `someone pointed out above.....
If you were to get in an accident & they see alcohol in the vehicle, you are in for a LOT More troubles than you bargained for.(regardless if it was opened or not, regardless if you tested Negative or not.)
It's just a risk that's NOT Worth Taking.

First of all, one of THE First things you must realize is that as a CDL holder(whether in use or not) we do NOT have the Same Luxuries & Rights as a regular drvr's lic holder.
As A CDL Holder We Do NOT have Private Lives...What We Do In Our "Private" Lives Also Affect Our Driving Careers.

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Thank you kindly for that information ma'am I sure do appreciate it. And might I add that little girl of yours is cute as the dickens! Spitting image of her mother if I do say so myself. Why, I can still remember when my daughter was that age not so long ago. Then one day POOF! I was walking her down the wedding aisle. Those days sure do go fast enjoy em' while you can!
Now, it seems to me that link is saying that you can't have any alcohol in the sleeper (BTW thanks for providing that rabelam). But then again its a little confusing and I'll admit that I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to all that legal mumbo jumbo. If I don't have my M16, my rucksack, and my black cadillacs I'm kind of out of my element LOL.
And dak1 I'm not askin anyone to tell me anything I want to hear. Hell, I haven't even driven a commercial vehicle yet. The only thing I've driven in the past few years was my former wife crazy LOL.- Hamilton Carhartt, founder of Carhartt Apparel

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http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rulesregs/fmcsr/regs/392.5.htm

Note the ON DUTY part. If you have beer in the cab and you notice that one of your tires looks low and go to check it out, you just violated the above rule.
I know there are drivers that like to have a cold one before bed... I just would not take the risk.
If you really feel the need to take a brew with you, get a cooler, mount it on the back and throw the brew in there. At least that way it is not in reach. some states have law that say alcohol cannot be in a passengers compartment of a vehicle, others say within the drivers reach. Is the sleeper considered part of the passengers compartment?
Another thought is can you transport that brew accross the state line and what about going through "dry" counties and cities?
-JHappy Dwellers Society
Company Driver Division

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If you are like me you will soon find out the places that sell beer and the T/S that have bars or ones nearby just be cool with it and dont drive till you sleep it off. You really should never have any in the truck but sometimes you just wanna kickback and have a beer if no bar is near or in the truckstop I do get some and drink a few while watching a movie or messing with this puter. I would say its a bad idea to just have it with you going down the road so if you have a few leftover just trash them you would not want a cop to find them in there.
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And still be in Violation of the Regulation.
Any and all Alcohol must be on the Manifest it does not matter where it is
kept if you are on Duty. If you want a Drink it has to be purchased and consumed Off Duty.
Dry Counties or Cities do not permit the Selling of Alcohol.
Rokki is 100% correct in everything she's stated. The seriousness of
Drinking and your livelyhood concerning the CDL cannot be over
stated. Get caught Violating ANY REGULATION concerning Alcohol
and you will be disgarded like Yesterdays Paper by the Carrier.
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Many truckstops sell beer by the bottle/can. While I, personally, have NEVER , ever, ever, consumed an alcoholic beverage in the sleeper of my truck, the number of empty containers littering the parking lot each morning suggests that some drivers do not follow the regs to the letter.
Ya makes yer choice, ya takes yer chances.

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I'm with Racefanray. I would buy a single or two drink them, go to bed and dispose of the empties in the morning. If you buy two and only drink one, trash the other in the morning. It is just not worth it to have ANY(empty or full) in the truck while you are on the road. If you are going to enjoy a beer in your truck while you are shut down, do yourself a favor and pull your cab curtain or sleeper curtain, drinking in the cab is not something you want to advertise.

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I just finished reading an article in Truckers news about a driver who was fired because he had a 2 BAC alcohol level. He's whinning and crying and now wants a lawyer to straighten everything out for him. Unfortunately, the lawyer doesn't supply tissues to wipe his snotty little punk nose.
Now this idiot is blaming everyone else in the world except himself!!! He cannot get a job, no one will touch him. He has a alcohol use and a DOT filed report on his DAC.
He was drinking the night before, he got caught with the 2 bac.
He'll probably be working at Burger King days, and on the CB in his car every night telling the all that will listen how unfair his termination was.
I'm still broken hearted reading his letter in Truckers news, I cried for hours after reading his sad story!!!.
Sniff, Sniff,