Needing some log help

So, send in your arrive macro when you arrive.
Your start unload after 10 hours.
Your finish unload 15/30 minutes later.
Your depart 10.5 hours after you arrived.

As long as it isn't recorded on the BOLs are you and you didn't have to move far to find a place to park.

It isn't the letter of the law, but certainly is the intent of the law to get adequate rest.

 

I would say I have a funny feeling of where you work (I could be wrong) so you might not fudge the book or you will get caught

 

If the interruption is less than 15 minutes, flag it, and it does not change your duty statis, and does not interupt your break. Or use the one city rule, and log the unloading time when you arrive, or when you depart.

 

I used to believe the same until I kept reading the below Q&A because i was getting conflicting thoughts on the same question. I was confussed thinking a driver could be in sleeper but drive 1 mile down the road and not log it because it took less than 15 minutes it just didn't make sense to me. However if you notice the answer it clearly says. You can draw a line from "on-duty" or "driving line" and notate it. You can't drive 1 mile down the road showing you are in the sleeper however you could log on-duty not driving for the whole time dealing with it. Either way it would interrupt a break you might be on etc.


Q&A from DOT regulations
Question 1: How should a change of duty status for a short period of time be shown on the driver’s record of duty status?

Guidance: Short periods of time (less than 15 minutes) may be identified by drawing a line from the appropriate on-duty (not driving) or driving line to the remarks section and entering the amount of time, such as “6 minutes,” and the geographic location of the duty status change.

 

Im not clear on what you are asking or debating

 

All I am saying is that I wouldn't have interrupted my 10 hour break for a 15 minute unload. I would have been creative as long as there was no way to find me out.

I am not advocating anyone else do this, but this is what I would have done.

 

There are a lot of places I have a first thing in the morning appointment, I arrive the night before and ask if I can dock and if they want they can unload me anytime and I'll leave when the gate opens in the morning. A lot of them go for it.

 

I'll add that my experience is as a flatbedder which allows me greater flexibility.

 

And that is your choice and sharing this info is fine however I want them to know their choice of doing this is wrong and might only be found out by the company (not sure what each company policy might cause you doing this or Attorneys proving a driver guilty in the court of law if they was in an accident) or DOT or Attorney

I know drivers do that gosh wouldn't be normal if one didn't l.o.l.