Driver manager keeps trying to make me log 15 minute post trips

I guess writing out a DVIR is actually doing DVI now.
And on a post trip if defects are found they are fixed while you are in the bunk. No on duty time at all.
For you cross border drivers you better have an inspection report filled out and signed at the start of the day.

 

So at Stevens we do at least a 5 minute Pre-Trip and 30 minute post-trip. Which is sort of the opposite of normal but makes sense. In the morning check lights, tires and fluids. At end of the day do the in depth inspection.

For those who log the minimum time. Imagine this scenario. You are hit by a car. You're not at fault. But some lawyer gets a hold of your logs. Which we know they'll do. See's you always log 15 minutes for your PTI. Then they ask you to do it. We all know that a real PTI will be at least 40+ minutes. They'll then show negligence on your part as well as you shouldn't have been there to get hit if you had really done it. You'll also show you've falsified logs.

Just do your inspections and log it legal. It's your CDL you're protecting. Your dm isn't driving that truck. If they push. "Let's get safety on the call." They'll back down.

 

J.I.T. freight. And LOW rates.

 

Interesting that they claim 30 to 40 minutes to do a pre-trip when many level 1 inspections are 30 minutes.


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The simplest answer is this. Log a 15 minute post trip inspection.

 

YEP ,And occasionally book a defect and log a repair.

 

40+ minutes sure is a lot. I couldn’t imagine spending that much time no matter how slow I went. I’m curious to how in depth your procedure is.

 

Oh jesus, quit spouting off #### that Stevens puts in your head. You'll eventually learn how much time you waste logging a 30min post trip every day. Actually I'll tell you, between 150min and 210min every week. Thats multiple hours of time you're burning on your 70hr clock, which for someone that is gonna be in that truck for weeks straight, that might be the difference in you having enough time to make it to where you need to be or sitting in the middle of nowhere doing a 34hr reset.

There's nothing wrong with being thorough, but spending a bunch of time to to say you did is pretty much the definition of wasting time.

 

Theres no required time to do a pre trip or post trip . Law states driver must be satisfied with equipment before operation. No time length. 1 minute is legal. 1 second is legal , by the letter of the law... a lawyer can have an opinion like anybody else, but the law doesnt state any specific amount of time.

 

I got inspected 6 times this year , pulled over twice . 8 times had log checks total. Never had log violations.