log book reg. for P U & trailer

Unfortunately it is their business. When you are a truck driver, the DOT federal law wants to know what duty status you are # all times. So since he does not have a sleeper berth, he would need a motel receipt/mom's house etc. and he/she should be prepared to provide the facts of that "off duty" time.

 

That is a gray area. No where in the regs does it say that.

 

put a tent in the back and tell him you spent the night in the last rest area.

 

I do agree it's a gray area, because they do say you can take your 10 hour break as off duty & say nothing about a hotel receipt. The only break that is required to be in the sleeper is the 8 hour split.

So I do understand, but the fact in court of law would be you should be getting some sleep on that 10 hour break and if they prove you didn't then you could be held liable for the accident due to fatigue.
I do agree with you, but you need and we need to practice telling drivers they should be getting sleep because you are on the road with them more than I, however when I am on the road with a driver I prefer not to be around a driver thinking he doesn't have to sleep.

 

I was referring to motel receipt requirement. Some people can only sleep 4 or 5 hours. I have seen them sleeping in the truckstop where they fell asleep watching tv. They were not in their bunk sleeping for 10 hours.