Log book

All of these responses and only one person knows that the answer is 150 miles.

The real answer is 150 miles, provided certain conditions are met.

Read CFR part 395- hours of service of drivers. Section 395.1 (e) (2) is relevant but it references other parts and everything should be read to understand the rules fully.

 

The thing that gets me is this.

The OP writes DOT wrote me tickets inside a scale house etc etc etc etc.

But fails to include information resulting in a page two of questions as to vehicle, gvwr, type of product hauled, etc etc etc.

Somewhere in between both extremes is the real story. If the driver is non commerical which I think he is, there is no reason to pull into a scale.

Don't they teach drivers that scale houses take your money at a moment's notice? Don't go in there if you are not a commerical driver. You be a babe in the woods for the friendly DOT officer hauling out his legal sized ticket book.

 

It's amusing when someone starts a thread, receives lots of replies and is never seen again.

 

The correct answer is it depends on where I am at. If you are anywhere near my truck and my dashcam can pick you up, you should stop at the scale and then do something really stupid like slapping a DOT guy. I will then post the video on Youtube and become a famous whatever you call people who post things on Youtube.

 

How the hell are we expected to know the answer if we don't know all the information. Agreed IF the OP is inside that 150 air miles circle he is exempted from being forced to log. However we don't know what the actual rated weight of the truck is. We don't know what type of trucking the OP does either. We don't even know if the OP is not talking about maybe something like a Ford F-350 flatbed work truck. Jeez

 

Just as a follow up to my last post. At this point all we know is the OP entered a state scale and was asked to produce a logbook that by his description had a form and manner error. The OP also does not hold a CDL. Now assuming this "truck" is over 10,001 and under 26,001 I am thinking it is based on the fact he did not get busted for driving a CDL vehicle without a CDL and the fact he was asked for his logbook. Then yes if the OP is driving OTR the OP must keep a logbook and medical card. If the OP is a local inside the 150 Mile circle that is his limit. Stay inside this and a logbook is not needed. "Have I missed anything?"