Paper Log Distance to Time Question DOT

They could, but back in my paper days, I don't recall anyone ever putting a calculator to any of my entries. If you put Erie, PA, there's no way of them knowing if maybe you were 5 miles northeast of Erie, or 5 miles southwest of Erie, but you would still have made the same location entry, and that's roughly a 10 minute differential. Drivers fudge all the time and the CMV cops know it and halfway expect it and as such don't see much need in trying to write up an infraction that's typically impossible to prove.

As far as the speed thing, you can revert back to above. But no, they don't know how fast your truck can run and don't really care, however, if they are set up at Texola, OK and your last location/entry was "start driving Amarillo" at "08:00" and you're there at the scale-master desk at 09:00, that might attract some attention.

 

I've always ran under elogs, however my dad has always ran under paper and his words are do not ever log your trips faster than 70mph in the Midwest and 63mph East of i75. I know it's different for everyone but that's how he's always done it

 

I've had calculator applied to my coloring book a few times. I always passed due to advice identical to the previous poster. One time in eastern Montana there were three of us that the scale cat pulled in. Evidently the guy ahead of me had one helluva motor set up cuz he had made the journey up from Idaho doing 127 miles per hour. I had a SUPER hard time not bustin up laffin but the scalecop was lookin feisty so I waited til I was gone.

 

Yes, they will. I was written a violation at a scale in Lima, MT for a portion of my trip in CA--SLO to Bakersfield. Ironically, he was wrong... that time.

 

Texarkana, Texas to Memphis, TN = 278 miles/3.5 = 79.42 mph... so what is the posted speed limit???

 

I don't see how anyone could log 63 mph back in the day when average speed in them weak trucks was probably 40 or less.

I averaged 53 in a dd15 rated at 515. On the west coast.

Course, I know guys actually logging 75. From tremonton ut. To Los Angeles. 750 miles roughly. 10 hours.

 

Yep. They do break out the calculator. Had it done a couple of times. Never an issue. I log it as I do it. If I need to "amend" at the end of the day I make sure my times correlate to equal or less than the speed limit.

 

Combined scale Mt/Wyo in Sheridan, Wyo did it to me once. I've also had them ask how fast my truck is gov. at, and I can tell you it's not worth it to lie. I usually tell them 77 mph, and like Lepton, I log it as I do it. Spend enough time in Wyo., and you'll notice there are a lot of Wyo. based trucks that can 80 to 85 mph, there is a tanker company that I see capable of running 80 mph empty or loaded.

 

Why you won't answer me about P&B Scott. WTF . I thought we were cool.