Log book vs. 100 mile radius rule

I used to do local out of Springfield MA and I rarely did a log book except over the 100. It was not unheard of to hit 4 states in a day. Start in MA down 91 to CT, back up 91 to VT,and over to NH, then back home. We did fill out trips sheets for stops and times though. Way for company to know what's going on

 

13 hours is great then 12 hours. is it not???

they way it was explained to me when i ran local companies. was 11 drive. plus 1/2 lunch. plus 1/2 pre and post.

 

some are simple. some are tedious. and can literally take a half hour.

when it's time to go home. i don't want to be sitting in the yard filling one out.

i worked for a company also that was basically a time sheet. spreadsheet. you filled out your load and unload and location.

pit 12 o clock. job 1230. job 1245. pit 115. something like that.

 

Yes, the reg is 100 air mile radius AND 12 or less hours a day, on duty time.

 

It is very hard to make an accurate log if you're making 10 or 15 stops in two or three towns that are only 5 miles apart but near the 100 mile rule. Sometimes it simply won't add up right with the 15 minute blocks even though you were actually well within the rules - especially if you bounce between the towns throughout the day for customer timing reasons.

 

I run 100 mile radius from our yard 99% of the time. We have to log at the end of everyday, because the company wants us to have logs from at least the previous 7 days because sometimes we go out of that radius & we are covered if the DOT wants to get nosey. Its easy to do. Its also a good way to personally have on file your miles for previous months & stuff.

 

What your describing you need to run a log book, you say a couple of days per week, since FMCSA requires the last days there is not even room for a descussion.

 

If you are in one metro area, you can "block log" the drive and unload times as well.


(there's a new can of worms for you )

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regu...fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=395.8&guidence=Y

 

Block Log=Metropolitan Pittsburgh or any other city or county you want

 

You'd log 2 hours on-duty NOT driving and then 2 hours driving for a single metro area. Make notes in the remarks area WHERE the stops were over the entire time frame.