Log book vs. 100 mile radius rule

They closed it last fall when it was ( I was told anyway) struck by lightening. Anywho, it's been closed and they gutted the place and there's like a $150,000 remodelling project listed on the DOT bid site. Doing some major retrofitting anyway.

 

Interesting. The truck stop at exit 4 not as packed now?

 

Exit 4? In Moorhead? Those have been totaled and gone as truck stops for some years. And on the opposite side of the state.

The Dilworth scale I was pulled onto yesterday and the guy had me sitting on it stopped for like a minute. Not sure he knew what he was even looking at before I got a green light.

 

I run within the 100 usually also. So, you can just run everything on line 4? for up to 12 hrs? You dont flag stops during the day? just curious because my log book looks like a hot mess when I fill it in at the end of the day if I flag everything. Thanks in advance

 

Yes, You start at home, draw "OFF-DUTY" line to when you start, Drop down and flag location to where you start to Line 4, "ON-DUTY" and flag for VI as well.

REMAIN on line 4 for UP TO 12 hours. (see the exemptions and special circumstances regulations for weather related and such)

Flag final time and location (should be the same place you started) with a PI and go to Line 1, "OFF-DUTY" and have a nice night as it's miller time.

 

That's exactly what I used to do in the event I had to fill out a log. Good post..

 

OK... after reading the many posts here I would like to offer what I would do...

First off I would keep a log book... yes it takes about four minutes to fill out and if you are finding it to be too complex I think you should ask your company for training. It doesn't matter if they require it. (go above and beyond)

You say that you may have to log occasionally... really... so when you hand the occasional log to the DOT officer he says??? whats this... it means nothing without the previous days/weeks/months information...

Wouldn't it be better to just have your log ready should you be stopped and it may even help you get out of a summons should the officer see that you are organized...(being respectful helps too)

This is just my opinion...
Honestly the OP sounded like they wanted to get out of filling out a log... please don't be lazy...

Trust me the more professional you do things the easier this job is....

Please check your fluids today!!!

 

Slacker..........

 

That's what block logging comes into play.