Confused about log book

I'd run a log anyway just so you'll be in the habit of doing it and it may help if you get smacked with a dot check by having a compete log. On days off you simply Log off duty


14 hours a day with 11 max of drive is correct.
You however have one 16 hour shift weekly you can still only drive 11 hours.
There is more to this rule but I'd have to read up on it like if you layover it eliminates the 16 hr shift, Its likely in your green and white book! Your company also may not use the rule my company makes use of it but we are on elogs and have a dot agent that keeps us all in check.


If you placard you must stop everytime.

 

I believe you can be on duty for as long as you want. Your up to 11hr driving has to be done within 14hrs.

 

The green and white book is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations book. Your company should have a copy, if not almost every truckstop sells them.

 

You might want to think about getting a logging program.

 

You Can work 24 hours in day but it all counts towards you end of week hours.
With the 16 hour shift if you layover you CANNOT use another 16 hour shift until you have had you 34hr rest and you have made 5 tours/days to and from the home terminal this is because by laying over you become a otr driver and otr drivers can use the 16 hours shift.
The book is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration booklet most companies require you to carry it in addition you may be required to carry the emergency response guidebook.

 

If you are within the 150 intrastate miles you do not have to use a log book unless your company is not keeping track of your time in the truck or your hours worked on-duty, like a time punch card or a timesheet with all the drivers names on it and hours for the day and week etc.

Me personally I think that is going to be a pain in the hooha. I would just use the log book the whole time but it's your companies decision whether or not you need to use them, they are the ones under fire if they told you, you dont need them then get audited and find out they should have used them.

 

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrguidedetails.aspx?menukey=395


All your questions will be answered within part 395 save the railroad crossing.
Non-Hazmat loads so long as they are not passenger carrying commercial vehicles need only exercise caution while crossing RR tracks.

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=392.10

That will give you a place to check that.

I would always suggest when a regulation is in question to avoid asking random people and instead go to the source of the regulation.

 

I hope the days you do run a log you are aware you have to show the number of hours worked in the past 7 days . It's much simpler just to run a log every day so you have that info when you need it.