When i bobtail for my own personal purpose such as lets say going to kenworth for repairs 180 miles away do i still need to use the companys log book im leased on to ,OR can I or do i need to use my own personal log book?
Legally you need to log it, ain't no such thing as a personal log book. Me, I kinda start a log, if you know what I mean. But that is all up to you. Mike
Depends on the company. When I had a truck leased to Landstar, all miles had to be documented and therefore the logbook was pretty much needed.
I realize it needs to be logged! Since im NOT dispatched by the company im leased to do i need to use my log book or my companys log book they provide to me.
I am not saying that you didn't know about logging. However, you are leased to someone. My example is when my truck was LEASED to someone also. I had to log the miles on Landstar logs. I was required by the law to use logs for their company since I was leased to them. I hope this helps a little.
You need to look this up, there are 2 things that must be met for you to drive the tractor while off duty. 1. You must be relieved of duty. 2. the truck must be un-laden. While some companies try to tell you it must be logged as driving, such as the company I drive for, it has been entered into the federal register, and has become law. This practice has been done for years, drop your trailer and bobtail home, logging off duty at the time you dropped the trailer. I've done it for over thirty years, but it only became law a few years ago. I have found and read the rule and even had a DOT Inspector say he couldn't do an inspection on me because I was "Off duty," and I would have to come "On duty" for him to do the inspection. If you drive a company truck, the company may argue they don't allow it, but the FMCSA Regulations allow you to drive the truck while off duty.
At all time whilew driving a commercial truck over the personal limit must be logged and even if you use a personal log a copy of this log must be submitted to the company you are workin for. If you work for 2 different companies you must sudmit a copy of every days log to both companys
You can find this on the FMCSA Regulations website under "Interpretation of Hours of Service Rules," Question #26.
During my time with Landstar, a mechanic took my truck for a road trip and put some miles on it. I had to show the miles on it and had to contact them in order to find out how to show it.
