Log Book Violation, any points on my license, insurance?

no points on insurance

 

I know traffic violation tickets can get reduced. But you have a DOT officer issued ticket for HOS violation, and I have never heard of one of them getting reduced.

 

Why not just log out when you sleep?

 

You can fight (challenge/contest) it but it's a kangaroo process and railroad job. I've never heard of ANYONE winning a DOT challenge for points/violations through the contesting procedure. In my case, they simply asked the DOT officer if the violation was valid even though I had photos proving otherwise. Like I said .... kangaroo/railroad. In any event, I'd still contest it.

 

There's no stretching the 14 hour clock. You could get about a 2 hour nap in if you play it right in that time frame. I done that towards the end taking a lot of naps. It just how I got my sleep. A good sign you have sleep apnea. You're well rested but the DOT hasn't figured that scenario out in their little game plan. I used my magic pen to get 'er done.

I got put OoS less than 15 miles from my customer for being 15 minutes over. He wouldn't let me finish the run. He wouldn't let me park at the scales either. He made me drive about half the distance to a truck stop. He said he was going to check on me. I wasn't going to argue with him. Mainly because the chewing tobacco Bigfoot looked at me almost eye level standing outside the truck.

Luckily we had a truck at that customer and he come got my load.

But no it won't go on your MVR but it will on your CSA2010. You need about 2-3 more of them to be hurting. So stay clean for 3 years. The point multiplier drops each year. Right now it's times 3, next year X2, 3rd year X1. You're almost defenseless trying to fight an inspection. Take it and move on. What state was it?

 

once you start your day, line 1, 2, 3, and 4 count against your 14.

 

It sounds like you got a bum deal. It is not always like that. Many challenges are successful in getting incorrect violations removed from inspection reports.

Around here, any challenge is reviewed by the officer, yes, but also by his supervisor.

In this case of being over the 14 hour rule, if the officer could not provide his supervisor with documentation that the driver was over the 14 hour rule, like copies of the drivers log sheet, then the violation (and associated points) would be removed from the inspection.

However, if the driver was over his 14 hour rule at the time of stop there is nothing to remove/reduce.

Data Q inspection challenges are a valuable tool when used appropriately by carriers and when there is a genuine review process at the inspecting agency.