Hos violation question

Since the OP stated he went over by precisely 1:54 minutes, I take that to mean he's on eLogs. I've not seen any paper logger who will discuss down to 54 minutes or even see the need to come here and ask for advice about going over

 

The penalty is SEVERE.

They strip you down to your birthday suit.

They spread honey all over your body.

They make you stand outside the scale house, and watch the flies and other insects go onto your body

They take video and post it to you tube and Facebook

They then take you into the woods and with cameras rolling, make you stand there till a REAL bear comes along and licks your privates, or laughs at he sight of your privates.

When everything is all done, they allow you to dress (no shower) and drive away, with a stern warning, do it next time, and they will make you walk naked inside of a shopping mall.



so if I were you, rip out the paper log, and do it all over again.

If an electronic log


Can I come over and watch???

 

Its your fault for not knowing this was going to happen ahead of time. Hasn't anyone ever told you to trip plan?? They are going to take your cdl away if you are found out. The new guy just out of school who drives 6 hours a day is better than you because this doesn't happen to him.

 

Heh, with elogs the violation will be right there "in plain sight" for another 7 days so mind your P's and Q's. But I wouldnt worry too much about it, if your company hasn't contacted you about it yet then it's probably not an issue for them... Unless you get into an accident.

 

Huh... I'm assuming the driver went over his 14. If not then it's an easy fix.

My "pre-trips" take me about 25 minutes in logs. At least until the end of the day when I change it to some random number between 12-17.

Why? At the end of my day if I've gone over my 14, I know I actually have another 10 minutes. I just edit before approving.

Shhhh...

If you went over your drive... Eh, that can be fixed too but it depends upon if your company allows editing of drive time. If not, I do not put myself off duty for the last mile or so that I'm driving.

Elogs have their moments, just not so easy to get rid of the evidence. In the future, it's wise to not trip plan so far out. #### happens. You're better off calling it a day an hour earlier than you need to versus pulling into a stop at the last possible second of your clock.

Don't forget, pilot and loves both have apps with trip-planning functions that show you the locations on your way. (Smartphone only.)

Next time you're at a medium-sized stop, check on their logs section. Often enough they'll have truck stop booklets, grab yourself one if you don't already have one.

Lastly, Walmart is your friend. Use it. I always buy something to support them (not that they need it) and ask a manager if it's okay. (Bags in hand of course.). I ask so they know I'm not only a customer, but that the semi drivers that park there appreciate their letting us do that.

If you already know all that, and you probably did with over a year's experience, then ignore me and realize that it's for the rest of people who may not know.

Couldn't tell you what the penalty is if you're caught by DOT, but your company may vary. Mine just "revokes" our chance at a bonus or gives you extra training.

And... G. Anthony. Sarcasm at its finest. As always. You know you're too busy to come over and watch all that!

 

If on paper logs, you did your ten on paper back at the rest area and doing a 12 hour break where you really are to let time catch up to you. So you show your ten hour break then pretrip and two hour drive time up to where you really are then take off, nobody is the wiser.

 

If the violation is discovered at a roadside inspection it will will be a 7 point violation that will show up on your PSP report for the next 3 years.

 

If caught by DOT it can be $1,000.Dollars and up 1 year in jail per violation.

 

They do "care." For the next 7 days you're kinda under the gun. If you're inspected then you're caught. You pay the fine and get the points, but your company also gets points.

They care in that aspect, but unless you're doing it constantly... They'll likely hold a, "deny until proven guilty," train of thought.