Log Violations...who pays?

Not to be a smartarse...But who violated your log, you or your carrier?

 

So what did they get you for?

 

In all honesty, no I don't really. I just assumed that it would be the driver if it was caught at a coop/roadside, OR the company if caught during an audit. Or possibly a mixture of both. Dunno.

I just don't ride dirty (anymore) so no need for me to worry. YMMV.

 

Ur asking about 2 different things. Log violations are on the driver, if and when its roadside and there is a fine involved its on the driver. The company will get a fine if they undergo a DOT audit and they find a pattern of violations if its bad enough the carrier can be shutdown. The way a company stops this is by matching logs to fuel, gps data, elogs etc. In the end its all on the driver cause they will lose a job at some point over logs.

 

I think you are confusing a "mechanical" violation with the OP's question topic of a "log violation". There are some companies that give the driver a letter stating that the company (carrier) will be responsible for most maintenance issues with their equipment. But this is in relation to the vehicle(s) [tractor and/or trailer], not the log, both current and previous 7 days. Many, maybe most companies will "front the cost" of any ticket a driver gets, for the logical reason that the company needs to know that any unpaid citations could mean the shut down of a load if the driver fails to pay and comes up with a bench warrant from not paying the fine. It is also a requirement (FMCSA) that any driver reports any citation to his/her company within 10 days of receiving the infraction. As well, this reporting to the company does not admit guilt to the infraction, but the requirement to notify has been fulfilled.

There is a specific section in FMCSA requiring carriers not only to monitor driver logs, but to show "counseling and punitive actions" regarding drivers that show consistent log or HOS infractions.

 

Log violations are the single biggest threat to your paycheck. Whether you pay for them at the time or not. Guard your logbook like it was your baby. Any shippers dispatchers or receivers who even think about questioning me about HOS get the picture really fast. I'm not asking you; I'm telling you that I'm not #### with my logs. There are two many ways to get caught now. You can't hide anything.