Originally Posted by
gloopy
I get that and in that particular situation I don't see why they'd be against the earlier release. But in any case its not necessary to code rest for FAR's when you'll get at least 34-36 hours off and free from duty with a single X or * day regardless (assuming you were legal for whatever else you did before that).
You went from "I didn't think they needed to" straight to "they don't need to." Hopefully it makes sense now why that isn't the case. You aren't free of duty when they notify you of the trip that can't report 10-12 hrs out on day 1 (specifically the required notification at midnight via phone even if you are allowed to do so on your off time prior to that to stop the call).