Log Book Question

do u work outside of 100 air miles if u dont then u do NOT have to log at all as for scale houses if ur commercial then technically you have to pull in

 

I log at least 15 minutes for fueling. By the time you get off the highway, pump, pay and get back on the highway, you'll have used 15 minutes.

 

You log what it takes you.

 

ya 15 minutes works flagging attracts attention and if ur not 100% on logs the less attention the better

 

There is no rounding rules but every log compliance class I've been in when using paper logs you round off to the nearest 15 minutes. So actually any task 8 minutes and over requires a 15 minute block. There is nothing in the regulations pertaining to how many gallons you get or rounding time off. If it actually takes you just 5 minutes then you can do as the below FMCSA guidance says. One has to consider time waiting in line to pump and paying for the fuel can be time consuming which is part of the process. It's not an area of the day you want to shave down to nothing in case of an inspection or audit. I would give them 15 minutes fueling and a pti a day and everyone is happy.

That sign basically pertains to all pickups like a construction pickup that are clueless to the regulations. If you are pulling a trailer greater than 10,000 lbs GVWR you are a CMV subject to the regulations and must go in to be weighed.

 

You have to watch the signs before the scales because they are all different . If you're pulling a trailer most likely you need to pull in .
When FEMA had RV haulers really busy some states didn't want them pulling in and backing the lines up .

 

I have been told (no first hand knowledge) that CA does not want pickups (with truck bed, without bed your considered a tractor) in the scales. I would pull in and weigh. If they don't want you in there they will tell you.