Log book Violation

It gotta be the heat.

 

got a question for diesel bear..

Some of the mills i haul out of stamp a time in and time out on scale ticket or bill of lading...i have noticed a few of these mills the time is off by 10-20 minutes or more and one one is off by over an hour. I have mentioned this to the mills...but what is the proper thing to do to protect myself from being accused of falsifying logbook due to times not matching?

I have even had the same thing occur with fuel tickets etc... am i just supposed to lie and log whats stamped on the bills or tickets etc?


thanks in advance!

 

As for the comment that an officer can and will stop any truck for any reason at any time even if the load is a goverment load, i will have to strongly disagree with you and this is why.

2 years ago i was hauling a emergency responce vehicle and john deere gator for the marine corp. from Baltamore to Seatlle. Now about every 8 hours some guy in D.C was calling wanting to know where his equipment was, now i had already been stopped in 3 adjoining states for 3 level 1 inspections( all 3 figured the 14 hour rule different and 2 said operating equipment was in great condition 3 rd and last said steer brakes where out of service). i informed the D.C. guy that i couldn't ever get there if i had to keep stopping for an inspection ever 500 miles or so, and he informed me that he would make a call and if i had any more trouble call his office no matter what the time was. Low and behold 4th state entry get pulled in for another inspection, i informed the officer as at the last 2 inspections, that i had already had inspections. The officer adviced that had no concern to him. I showed the dot my bills and told him what i was hauling. he took 1 look at the bills and told me not to note the stop on my log and get out. i was never stopped again. all it took was a phone call from a Major in D.C. and i was free to drive and get the flatbed empty.

 

I highly doubt a Major in DC contacted every State Police/CMV Inspector and told them not to mess with you. I call BS on that one. If the other inspector (the 4th) saw the previous inspection reports from the same day, is most likely why he let you roll. Also, three seperate Level I's is the same day, that doesnt sound right either.

 

Have to agree. I picked up a load outside Chicago a few years ago, going to Stockton. Pulled around back at the scale east of Des Moines, level 3 inspection, no problems so I continue. Pulled around back again at the Neb scale near Lincoln, I'm asked how long since my last Level 3? I look at my watch and tell him 3 hours before, he tells me to have a nice day. I'm pulled around back again entering Utah, how long since your last level 3?

 

ive had two level ones within 2 hours in ga, then sc...then level 3 later in day in sc.

Tried to show previous inspections....didnt care

 

Depends on the inspector I guess.

 

must be something about those trucks that calls for all those inspections. i have to agree a little of bs flying around. in all the years i have been doing this (30 plus) i can count on one hand the times i have been inspected.

 

I drove for ten years and I kept seeing stickers in the windows the last 5 years wondering what they were.

In 18 months, I got 5 inspections. 4 level 1's and 1 level 3.

Then knock on wood, none in the last 10 months.

 

I've only been stopped a total of 3 times and only one level 2 insp. this year.
If your getting stopped multiple times a day or week I'd be checking the carriers CSA score. Its gotta be in the crapper.