Question about Team logbooks

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by bigtire, Jul 8, 2013.

  1. bigtire

    bigtire Light Load Member

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    ..well I have been through many inspections and I remember once my co-driver was asked for receipts from a motel in order to count his off-duty time like 10 hours sleeper....., but what do I know....only time can tell...
     
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  3. Sublime

    Sublime Road Train Member

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    Use a little intelligence and figure it out. If it's not on-duty, not sleeper berth and not driving, what else would it be? Mars?
     
  4. bigtire

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    .....wright and now tell me if this is OFF-DUTY time, how to convince the DOT officer that I sleep 10 hours during this time and not played blackjack all night in Vegas....
     
  5. Sublime

    Sublime Road Train Member

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    That's your own problem if you want to be that irresponsible.
     
  6. bigtire

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    ...Are you saying that you agree that OFF-DUTY time can not be count as 10 hours in the sleeper, I take this as YES.
     
  7. Sublime

    Sublime Road Train Member

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    Wow, I said that? Hmm, show me where.
     
  8. bigtire

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    ...so then, you agree the OFF-DUTY can be count as a sleeper, good luck with that......
     
  9. Sublime

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    Off-duty is off duty. Like it says, you can have up to 2 hours off-duty in the jump seat, running team, as long as you have eight consecutive hours in the sleeper, before or after the off-duty period. You're being obtuse. You got nailed by an ill-informed cop and now think he had the correct answer. Inform yourself, carry a Green Book, know the rules well enough that he can't do anything about it. Or be a dick like you are now, whatever floats your boat.
     
  10. bigtire

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    No, I prefer to play safe and put all the hours in the sleeper while I am residing in the truck, because who knows, maybe I will be approached by another "ill-informed cop" and get ticket for nothing - go fight these tickets in court and prove your self if that makes you happy.
     
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  11. Sublime

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    We just went through an audit; the auditor pointed at logs like yours and said "he's lying, no one stays in the sleeper for 10 hours." The ones that had off-duty before or after the sleeper period were given less attention.
     
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