here we ago again, local driver log book question

To the original thread starter- Use your head, know the laws, protect your licence.

Your company probably doesnt loose sleep if you get log book tickets made out to you that affect your driving record. I bet they could not care less, since they dont know the laws anyway.

You need to look out for yourself, not your "safety department" and do it right. If they want you to log your time a certain way, do it, and like you said, leave it in your 4 wheeler.

All you need is a simple 100 air mile radius log book. http://www.ryderfleetproducts.com/j...river-log-book-100-mile-air-radius-p-jjk-691l

This cover your ### within 115 road miles from your terminal as long as you dont work over 12 hours in a day. If you exceed 12 hours, you need to run a regular log book.

Keep it simple, all it keeps track of is on duty time. You also only need to keep previous 7 days with you in truck, which is all I keep with me.

No need giving Joe law anything else to look at if it isnt legally needed right?

Another way is to use regular log book, but only log your on duty time, from beginning of your shift, to the end. Add notation that you were local with in 100 mile all day. That way works too, but i like 100 mile day book best. cops dont seem to look twice at them.

 

The stateline requirement is most likely for IFTA and IRP reporting. The recordkeeping requirements for DOT and IFTA/IRP are very different. Many company drivers don't realize that they are required to maintaian records for IFTA and IRP as well as DOT. Since DOT can directly affect a company driver, they are well aware of the penalties for not maintaining DOT records but usually don't see an effect from not maintaining proper IFTA and IRP records.

IFTA and IRP require that the company account for all miles traveled in each jurisdiction. Stateline odometer readings are a good way to do that especially when the routes are a lot of in and around or local. A lot of companies that are not required to keep log books get into trouble with IFTA and IRP because they don't realize records are still required to account for the mileage by jurisdiction for IFTA and IRP.