Keeping your logs current

Exactly how current are you talking about? Just wondering so I don't get into trouble. The DOT has been a pain in the arse here lately.

 

I always kept all of my logs up to date. Just had to remember which one to give them.

 

Been there, done that!

 

Let me see. What day is this officer?

 

so whats the answer to the original question. i always figured it was to the change of duty status.........

 

You figured correctly.

Some diesel cops will allow little catch up work if you're within four hours, or so, of current. This make sense because if you logged on duty for the first time at 07:00, and it's now 14:00 on the same day, there is no mathematical way you could have used the fourteen. Putting a driver out of service because he's a couple of hours behind, at this point is just stupid.

Some want to see the book immediately, like while you're sitting on the weighing platform. No catch up allowed. If it ain't perfect, you're getting a ticket. That's when you realize, it ain't about safety, it's about revenue.

I went through a roadside inspection a few months ago. The diesel cop didn't even ask to see the logbook. I didn't ask, but he volunteered that in his opinion, the logbook was joke, and full of lies. He said it took too much effort to catch a driver cheating during a roadside, and that the auditors could do more damage during an in-house audit.