100 air-mile logbook exemption
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by tscottme, Feb 19, 2009.
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My fault for not seperating them better. When I went back and looked at it I thought I had screwed up. Sorry for the confusion. -
Can anyone tell me, I live in CA I dont go 100 air miles from yard but I keeep a log I dont time clock is it legal if my log is full to write it on a paper untill i can get it
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But...(there's always a but, huh?)
If you meet all of the requirements (as posted by dieselbear) you are then entitled to the 100 air mile radius exemption contained in 395.1.
If you are entitled to the exemption you are not required to carry any hours of service records with you in the truck.
If you are using a driver's record of duty status form (logbook) to satisfy the record keeping requirements of the motor carrier it need only contain the following information:
(e)(1)(v) The motor carrier that employs the driver maintains and retains for a period of 6 months accurate and true time records showing:
(e)(1)(v)(A) The time the driver reports for duty each day;
(e)(1)(v)(B) The total number of hours the driver is on duty each day;
(e)(1)(v)(C) The time the driver is released from duty each day; and
(e)(1)(v)(D) The total time for the preceding 7 days in accordance with §395.8(j)(2) for drivers used for the first time or intermittently.
You could just as easily record this information on a separate piece of paper (or a brown paper lunch bag for that matter).
The requirement to maintain time records that contain the above information applies to the motor carrier...it does not have to be with you in the truck. I have encountered several carriers who require their 100 air mile drivers to keep their time records in an actual log book (even though it is not a legal requirement).
Here's the but...it can create confusion.
I have seen more than one driver cited for an improperly maintained log book when in fact they were not even required to have one. This should not happen (and dieselbear would never do it) but I can assure you that it has.
Just a heads-up -
I was told today by my dispatcher/safety man/ hero we cannot use the 100 Air-Mile Exemption Log Book anymore because there is no way to log pre- and post-trip inspections. I can't find anywhere that the regs state you have to show them in a remarks line. I do remember in the old days when I was OTR, always putting a 15 minute line for pretrip in on-duty section of a regular logbook.
This hurts him more than me, really.(regarding logs) Before he had to deal with 1 piece of paper per driver per week.
Now= 7 pieces of paper per driver per week. -
There is also a 16 hour exception to the 14 hours on duty rule for short haul driving. But you have to be released from duty AT the normal work reporting location.
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Nope not JIT
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Thank goodness. We had a dis./safety man who is a real idiot
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