Need some logbook help

I normally drive from the afternoon to the morning. Anything that I'm not going to get paid for will be logged into my 10 hour break (tire repairs, slow shippers,...etc.
There are several ways that you can make the new rules work in your favor(some questionable...not going to go into that as you just need to start with the basics), utilizing the 34 restart is the key for me. Under the old rules, you could blow 1000 miles a day, but there was no restart back then and you had to wait to drop the days off the recap. With the restart, you can get a full fresh 70.

Happy motoring.

 

Yep you got it. You can also get a full restart by taking 34 consecutive hours off duty. That will start you back at zero unlike the old HOS rules. Good luck.

 

loose leaf log sheets, throw down a hand full and kick on 'er!

 

This is incorrect. You need a straight 10 hours off duty. It can be off duty or sleeper berth or any combination of the two, just as long as you don't go on duty or drive. (This does not address split logging.)

 

Hey yard bird I tried calling you the other day....

 

Triple Six is correct except............11 plus 10 equals 21 correct. But before you begin the next 11-hour driving period you must pre-trip the vehicle pursuant to 392.7 which reduces the other 3-hours. It is legal as he/she suggests to work beyond the 14th hour so long as that working time was not driving. An example would be doing the post-trip and completing the vehicle inspection report pursuant to 396.11 after the 14th hour. This is legal as you weren't driving after the 14th hour but it also takes you further into the 24-hour period before you begin your 10-hours rest which also reduces the driving time in that 24-hour period. If you take your rest all at once as you suggest there is nothing in the rule that requires at least 8-hours in the sleeper.

From a retired federal DOT official

 

And thats 13.5 hours driving time available if you show a pre-trip and a post trip flagged as on duty-not driving. Do the regs state that you have to flag both the pre-trip and post trip as on duty-not driving?

 

I show 15 minutes on line 4 to pretrip and flag the post trip.

 

I have worked for companies that required both to be at least 15 minutes.
It basically comes down to the company policy as well as the dot rules.