Log book question

Well if you were driving 65 mph from 2100 to 0000 that would be 65× 3 = 195 miles.
You could also get a little digital recorder and at midnight record the exact mileage.

 

that's ok, but i always calculated by at least 55 miles, as no one can do a constant 55, let alone a constant 65. (in fact so many years ago, a company i had worked for, recommended the 55 mph, and i kept doing it that way)

so for me it would have been, 55 x's 3 = 165 miles.

and yes, i have a mini recorder myself and say into it the state line and miles. been doing that forever. even though i have a regular route, regular miles, sometimes i have to take a detour and go thru some small towns, then to the state line, or i have to return to a stop for a pick up, i couldn't take earlier.

 

I always set trip meter or write down mileage at start then at midnight.

Elogs will take care of it for you.

 

Or, take your overall miles for the 5 hours and divide them evenly for time driven.... so if you drove 300 miles, 180 before midnight, 120 after

 

Or a pen & paper. Or take the miles for that leg and average speed for that leg and separate the miles out based upon time before/after midnight. Close is really all that matters in that regard, as long as all of your miles are accounted for.

 

Yep , back when I was on paper I would just write down the last 4 digits of my odometer on the inside cover of my book on a POST IT at the beginning of my shift then just average my speed and miles out.

I started doing it that way because I could hardly remember to get my midnight mileage. Lol