How does one "fudge the log"

Thanks I'm glad some people knew what I was talking about....

 

My friend, I totally disagree with you. The biggest thing in life, Is Choice. I choose to run by the book. If others, choose different, thats there business. I dont like this thread, because it endorses running illegal. My Choice, not too.

 

I don't think anyone here is endorsing it by any means. Its just reality that it happens.

 

Hello young lady, great to see ya back. Missed ya for a while

 

Im not going to argue with you guys on this thread, Go ahead. Good Luck.

 

Being safe and being compliant met not be mutually inclusive but they are not exclusive.

 

This thread is very useless and getting silly. Somebody please lock it soon, this is like a cb conversation in here. Be safe guys and gals running legal or not

 

I don't ask for respect because I served and I certainly didn't this time. I made a general statement, with an extra example, to show that I make mistakes and I face the consequences when I do, I don't need to hide. I'm not here to discuss who served where and how as I don't speak about that unless in person because anyone can say whatever they feel like here. On the forums, every trucked is a medical doctor and/or attorney and everyone was a navy seal wounded 5x in combat. With that said, the marines are indeed a department of the navy. The mens department. (lol I know it's old and over used but I don't want to get into a di** measuring contest) Anyways, ronin, let me illustrate two examples.
A) a couple of weeks ago, I was aski g a question on this forum about my AC because it wasn't working. I did not sleep that night but maybe 30 mins in Texas heat. I went for my pickup the next morning at 11 am, after a 16 hour break and I was exhausted. My log book cannot truly represent my state of awareness and ability to drive safely.
B) a few months back, I drove about 45 minutes to pick up a chicken load from pilgrims in west Texas. I logged legal and arrived shortly after 9am. I did not get loaded until 8 pm and I slept the whole time. I only had 3 more hours in my 14 hour period but I just slept for 13 hours. Again, my log book cannot represent my physical state.
To be fair, most of the time the situations above are not the case and I just want to drive more to fit in that extra load at the end of the week. This is a public forum, meaning we can post as we please while respecting others. If you need to hide the truth, then we are lying to ourselves. I would venture to say that absolutely no trucker has been 100% honest when logging. Some do it inadvertently, other just to adjust a 15 minute overage which wouldn't hurt anyone and others, like myself, to make more money.

 

Simple issue, if your tired park it get some sleep even if its a 30 minute nap sometimes thats all it takes to get you back to alert.

As a Professional Driver I take pride in my driving safety record. Do Not Drive unless you are fit to do so, period ill-regardless of your log book status. I would rather be late than dead trying to be on time.

Every load I load is time sensitive, too bad if I get sleepy, I call dispatch and tell them add 30 to 60 minutes to the delivery.

I will not drive for a company that puts loads ahead of driver and public safety.

As far as logging I always make sure time stamps on any paperwork match my book.

 

9am to 8pm? Qualifying break