Log Book Question ?

Hard to answer without seeing the format if their question.
Cannot exceed 70 hrs in 8 days.

So, at the end of day 7, you add up that day and the previous 6 days. Say, 8+8+8+8+8+8, is 48, plus the day you've just finished - 10. Total 58.

70 - 58 = 12 hours available for the 8th day. All good.

Wake up on day 8 and use 13 hours.

Now, it becomes 8+8+8+8+8+10+13=63.

70-63 = 7 hours left for the next day.

You're just dragging a 7 day period behind you as you go, adding that day to it, and monitoring it so you don't exceed the 70hrs.

Hope that helps . (?)

 

Basically you are subtracting 7 days total from 70 everyday to figure out the next day's hours. You are constantly dropping the first day and picking up a new day. The recap helps you figure.


Instead of me explaining I'll give you a link to the grand daddy of trucking forms.

When there the second link will show your recap in Lehman terms.

https://www.drivermanagement.com/app/help/reguhelp/non-mapped/Log_Summary_Sheet.htm

 

Don't forget the 34 hour restart?

 

I'm still scratching my head as to why he's worried about the recap. I'm proud of him for wanting to learn it...but I'm willing to bet he's going to have a computer end up doing all this crap for him.

 

Probably, but some computer don't tell you tomorrows hours unless you know where to look. I'd hate to wake up for a day of driving and find out i only have 3 hours on 70.

To OP....if you dont get anything about logging your company will show you before you get behind the wheel, so dont worry