Let's say that a company puts in a policy for "safe haven". According to this policy drive time can be changed to off duty time if a driver is forced to leave a customers property while loaded. What liability would the person making the change to log assume?
"Safe Haven"
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Meltom, Apr 19, 2012.
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That person would assume the liability of falsifying their log & could be fined for each false entry.
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If you falsify your log, then have ANY kind of loss accident, you may be responsible for the financial side as well as any criminal proscecution.
You are signing a legal document that can either protect or sink you, depending on how it's used.
If you show a full break, when you haven't had one...and the other side proves you cheated, you are in a storm of skunk sh *t.
You are liable for what you sign.
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That log has to match all the times on fuel receipts, toll booths, shipper/receiver logs, etc.
If you say you delivered at 5 pm but you actually delivered at 7. You're screwed. -
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In this example we'd be playing off of the "willfulness" of the violation. Indicating a shipper forced us to move off their property. We wont be backing up drive time, just eliminating it all together if "forced" to leave a customers property.
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You have to show drive time to cover your butt.
Even if it violates the 11/14 rule.
Depending on the situation, you should consider refusing to move. They call police.
Police order you to move.
You now have a legal authority ordering you to move and you can go to nearest safe haven.Onetruckpony and jmconneely Thank this. -
Doesn't matter. You have to log the time as driving. Period. If you don't, it's you who will pay.
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