my logbook violation...question

I just put a line like you said from 12 to 12 and write in 24 on the line and call it a day. I do that for each day off.

 

If you take multiple days off; lets say beginning midnight on the 24th and ending midnight on the 26th, you can log it all on ONE page. You write ALL dates on the log sheet and on line #1, write 48. But you MUST "total" the total times on lines 1 thru 4 and they MUST add up to 24 (or multiples of 24 if you take multiple days OFF Duty). You can long any number of days off in this manner.

 

Yes you may LEGALLY Log multiple days OFF DUTY on one log sheet, as long as the total time "Off Duty" equals a multiple of 24.

 

DOT does not state this very clearly however it says you should total your hours for each 24 hour period. Well DOT simply allows you to put the extra days off (MUST BE OFF DUTY ONLY, NO LINE 2,3 OR 4 time INCLUDED)
so therfore I and many log programs say you should only put 24 for line 1 and then for the total hours should also say 24 hours.

In the remark section write whatever you want (well like off duty 96 hours from 2-1 to ?)

The point is there is only 24 hours in one day , they simply allow you to fill out that one log for several days (depends on company policy also)

You should be totaling your hours every day on your log at the end of the day

Here is another example of DOT is cracking down on the regulations that are required. Now some may have interpritated (sp?) them incorrectly but the point is they are getting this picky .

KEEP YOUR LOG BOOK UP TO DATE AND FILL OUT ALL THE BLANKS and I bet you see you won't be picked on

 

Hey Zig....yeah man you have to crunch the numbers and write them in everyday or they will ding you.

Even if multi days off, you just put a line all the way across line 1 and put 24 in the box on the right. Then you write below something like,

Off Duty
Rock Springs, WY
03/01/08 - 03/03/08

You just have to fill in the numbers on the right at the end of every day.

 

You don't multiply the hours by the days. Just put 24 in the off duty and 24 in the total at the bottom of the grid. In the comments area you put your dates and some books have a place in the bottom right corner where you can put the number of days off including today. I've only use that part once where I was home for 5 days. Usually I will do a seperate page for each day. We have scannable logs and they are numbered so I like the number and the date to match.

 

This is how "DriversDailyLog" records multiple days off on one logsheet.

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I did it just like roadkill shown except I'd put the full address of the main office in the block and just not the city name. Another item that can get you (among the many others) is signing the log in your legal name. I read somewhere, but don't ask me where, that the signature had to match your drivers license.