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Originally Posted by acranger

No I dont mean when driving, but are there regs or laws that ban you from having a few during resets or what not? One of my buddies grandfathers was an old school trucker, and he told me the best part about being OTR was "A different bar and hooker every night"

Like I said, he is old school. But I remember hearing something about not being able to drink at all when you are on the road, whether on or off duty.

Best not to touch the stuff away from home.

Any trace of alcohol in your system will get you put out of service for 24 hours. If you have a BAC of .04 or more, you are DUI under CDL rules, and will be cited accordingly (as well as put out of service).

And even if you are on sleeper or off duty time in your truck, you never know when you will have to come on duty.