Question about signing the log at the end,

Half will tell you to sign it at the beginning of the day, the other half will tell you to sign at end of day. Insofar as the when to sign, I don't that it is specifically spelled out when a driver must sign the page ... just that is must be signed. So I don't see any violation one way or the other regarding the signature (on that day's log)

To your deeper point, can you be ticketed for an unlawful time entry or such if you haven't yet signed it, it happens all the time. Lack of a signature is not a protection against being cited for making unlawful entries.

 

I used to draw a line through the part that states the entries are true and correct before I signed the log.

 

How do you sign an e-log?

 

you certify it

 

As you probably know regulatory guidance is generally the rod and enforcable.

Question 3: If a driver’s record of duty status is not signed, may enforcement action be taken on the current day’s record if it contains false information?

Guidance: Enforcement action can be taken against the driver even though that record may not be signed. The regulations require the driver to keep the record of duty status current to the time of last change of duty status (whether or not the record has been signed). Also, §395.8(e) states that making false reports shall make the driver and/or the carrier liable to prosecution.

Question 24: When must a driver complete the signature/certification of the driver’s record of duty status?

Guidance: In general, the driver must sign the record of duty status immediately after all required entries have been made for the 24-hour period. However, if the driver is driving at the end of the24-hourperiod,he/shemustsign during the next stop. A driver may also sign the record of duty status upon going off duty if he/she expects to remain off duty until the end of the 24-hour period.

Best regards

 

Our paper logs have two days per sheet, with one place for a signature at the top of the page. Signing the page is the last thing I do before removing it from the book.

Previously, with single-day pages, I followed the same protocol....signature was last. Never had a problem in over a dozen years. Seems to me that as long as you're obeying the rules as far as keeping your logs current, most LEOs are content with that.

 

It's the government. It doesn't have to make sense.

 

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