Anyone know if I can get out of a log book violation?

No problem.

You spent the night in Elkhart, Indiana on your log?

You have a motel receipt from Kalamazoo, MI. How?

I have a girl friend and we went there because she lives with her husband in Elkhart.

Really want to spice it. Be a man and tell him it is a boy friend.

You were off duty and it is none of his business.

 

This the Canadian rule that covers this

A company told all of its drivers that it would no longer pay for driving from the last stop to home
and that this time should not be shown on the time cards. Is it a violation of the Regulations to
operate a commercial vehicle from the last stop to home and not show that time on the time
cards?
Guidance: Being paid is not relevant. Location of home terminal determines if the travel time is
on-duty or off-duty. If the driver is returning to his home terminal the travel time is on-duty,
driving; if the driver is traveling and using the vehicle as a personal conveyance (maximum 75
km per day), in most instances the time can be considered as off-duty. The driver must be in
compliance with Section 2(1)(e).

 

Do you not log driving for personal conveyance on Line 1 and flag it as "Off Duty Driving"?

 

No.

Because when my truck is at home or on vacation, there is no log book in it.

It also does not have signs on it either.

There are alot of private owners of dually trucks in the world.

 

True that....But IIRC....If you start logging...You must do so for 14 days or is it different for hot-shotting or tugging RV's?

 

Not quite. The Canadian regs are that the driver must be able to produce the past 14-days of logs if requested at inspection, similarly as in the U.S. the driver has to provide today plus the last seven days.

 

Actually the current day plus seven back.....

Paul I do believe that's a Cali rule for drivers on the "14 day rule..."

 

When it is time to head back out, the logbook goes back in the truck and the off duty time is noted.

When I head out, I start the log just like anyone else.