Logging Off Duty?

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by dpd1955, Sep 17, 2006.

  1. Scarecrow03

    Scarecrow03 Road Train Member

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    I have many times logged an entire 34 reset as sleeper berth. Whenver I was questioned about it, I just told the officer that I was never out of the truck for more than 7.5 minutes at a time. He asked me about eating, and I just told him I always eat out of my cooler. Additionally, I've had to argue with a couple of company safety directors about this. Eventually, all sides would leave me alone about it.

    Fact of the matter was that I didn't spend the times that I said I did all in the sleeper, but why bother drawing all those lines between lines 1 and 2 and flagging them. I suppose by the letter of the rule I'm falsifying my log, but that's just being really anal to me.
     
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  3. kc0rey

    kc0rey Medium Load Member

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    If I was in the middle of a trip I logged "Sleeper" if I was parked somelace waiting, I logged "Off Duty". The whole time i was parked..........They don't care if your in your bunk or on the potty.
     
  4. PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    See thats the thing. I've logged like that before and been checked at a scale and the DOT officers who reviewed my logbook said nothing.
     
  5. Susan Jackson

    Susan Jackson Bobtail Member

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    Okay the month is March , according to your last question saying your off 1st,2nd,3rd. I was told to put it this way 3 1/3 13 then the next log woud read 3/4/13.
    please someone help me with this.
     
  6. RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

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    You do like your safety department says . They differ . For 3 days off some say put the first day with 24 hours total line 1 .
    Some say write 7 hours .
    Some log books are printed with a space for number of days off .
    BTW you might have been better off starting a new thread rather reviving one almost 6 years old .
     
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