Learning to do a logbook

bowmeyer1:
As others have mentioned you'll receive a solid overview of what you need to know from your prospective employer and, if attending, community college driver training course. That said, I agree with RickG's recommendation to "...Go to the FMCSA website or go to a fuel stop and get the FMCSA pocketbook or buy it online at J.J. Keller..." If you check out their website, I'd urge you to also pick up J.J. Keller's book "Hours of Service & Driver Daily Logs Workbook". It puts the reg's into easy to understand language and provides page after page of log sheet examples. The log sheet examples are both correctly and incorrectly completed with explanations as to why. I appreciated this additional step as I like learning what to do, as well as what not to do. Also, the book has a great 20 page Q&A section that interprets sections: 395.1; 395.2; 395.3; 395.8; 395.13; 395.15. To me, the workbook was well worth the $11.

 

i wouldnt worry about the log to much they will show you the basics in class and the trainer will show you the rest.
Then when your on your own you will pickup little nitbits here and there.
But pretty simple make sure you know the 14 hour the rest will fall into place

 

Hey, if I figured it out, so can you. Pretty easy if you just cool your jets and look it over. I'll teach you about doing logs correctly if you teach me the backing skills LMAO

 

backing is a challenge for me lol

 

LMAO sooo funny. when i started the skills backing, i thought i would just pick it up as easy as anything. i pull a 40' trl all the time but didnt back that much and did it when no one could see what a time i had. well, after the first day of straight line backing the instructor had me overcorrecting so badly that i wanted to cry. second day i got it. then we go back alley/dock backing, sometimes could do it like it was a text book example other times couldnt get it at all, the reverse lane change was a fiasco, and never did get to the paralell parking. i'm not done and i will learn it, just a bit challenged is all. we wont discuss my instructor... he was a nice guy LOL

 

don't always count on your employer to show you the right way, my first boss told me my first day "I don't care what you do with your book, just don't get cought!" Another employer "helped" me figure out how to get the hrs. I needed to get there on time.
Anywho you just need to learn the regs. the rest will come to you.