Question about "Log book" ticket in Calif.?

OIC. Thanks.

 

supergreat 10 - what exactly was the log book violation written for? Not up to date, tampering, overhours, what? While it's probably not a great idea to update your log at the scales, there is nothing illegal about if the truck is stopped. The antelope scales were bad 25 years ago; once saw a truck sitting there with a steer tire and wheel removed and locked to the tractor.

 

If you cross state lines..it's considered interstate commerce and logbook is required.

 

(I am assuming you received a log book ticket for not having copies of your Record of Duty Status for the previous seven days.)

Carefully read the questions and answers that pertain to 395.1(e):

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regu...fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=395.1&guidence=Y

-Interstate drivers are NOT excluded from the 100 air-mile radius rule. You can cross state lines as often as required provided you don't violate the provisions in 395.1(e).

-You are not required to have a record of hours worked in your possession. Your employer, however, must produce your time records within 48 hours if requested by law enforcement. The exception to that rule is when your current workday will exceed 12 hours or 100 air-radius miles. You will have to have a log book sheet with duty status current in that case.

It's cut and dried. I think you have a good case, provided your log sheet was current. Plead not guilty and post the bail.

 

No, it is not required to have a logbook, as long as you stay within the 100 air mile radius, per FMCSA.

 

WHY? The regs state your log is to be up to date to the last change of duty status! That would mean when you left the last location and started driving again.