Logging Lines 1 & 2

Yes you are supposed to log off duty when you are not in the truck. Now I am sure if you stepped out side the truck and pottied (which I hope you don't do this while others are around watching) and it only took a few minutes then I would not change duty status. The biggest point is many drivers will hang out in the truck stop for hours and log they are in the sleeper when it doesn't make a difference to their 10 hour break or 34/36.

The issue is you are not in the sleeper! You are off the truck. This isn't me, this is DOT. If it was me I would not care either way
This goes both ways you can't log off duty while in the sleeper.

 

Technically yes by DOT regs. What is the difference in our eyes, I could not tell ya that, but the regs state you must log what duty status accurately reflects your duty status.

 

Yes after a 10 hour consecutive break (it doesn't have to be in the sleeper) your 14 resets. If you take 12 hour break (lazy day whatever) your 14 will reset from the end of the 12. Once you enter lines 3 or 4 after a 10 hour break or longer will start the 14 hour clock.

10 hour break can be gotten 1 of 3 ways.

1) 10 hour sleeper break
2) 10 hours off duty
3) 10 hours consecutive between lines 1 & 2.

Have a great night

 

The drive that received the ticket for DOT for not logging on line 2 either 1: didn't stand up for him or her self or, 2: was caught by DOT in the sleeper not on line2. If the driver was not caught for #2, the DOT must prove the driver was in the sleeper and not off duty. For which he can not, unless caught for #2.

Mark

 

YES!

However, you will find most people don't, they just log it as sleeper time.

 

Yeah I am sure he saw him or some how busted him. I am actually going to ask him eventually I am curious how he knew myself. I have heard of DOT spying on drivers

 

My problem is that I keep forgeting how to log the time I am fueling. I usually just put sleeper berth the time I am in the truck stop since once I fuel up I park the truck for a while. I guess I should be logging it as on duty not driving.

 

Actually, Can anyone explain the whole logging page. I don't know all the sections. The mileage section I don't understand. I was hoping that someone could explain different sections. I have the logs you get at Love's for $.99

 

Oh yes you should be logging fuel on line 4. Not logging fuel is the easiest way to get a ticket. Meaning the officer won't have to work to hard for that ticket

 

Make sure you

1) put the correct date
2) write the miles you drove for the time frame the log sheet states (should be midnight to midnight, I think).
3) Put your truck # and trailer # or #'s for the day (midnight to midnight)
4) sign it
5) put the name and address of the main company address (whichever terminal handles the logs)
6) Total lines 1,2,3 & 4 every day
7) Put the city & state every duty status change (@ least every time you stop driving)
8) I always "SUGGEST" writting what you are doing in the remark section, minus personal business. DOT likes that and so do I
9) Put the Bill of lading number and trip number, order number or you can do shipper/commodity.
10) Make sure you do a pre-trip & post-trip every day.
Pre& post is discussed in another section
11,14,70 & split breaking is discussed in another section
Lines 1&2 is discussed in this thread and read my post it explains it

THe main thing to logging is follow the hours of service regulations and always log what you actually do.

It's like keeping a diary of your daily life without writting a story to it
Remember always run legal or it can put you in jail if you don't and we don't want our members typing us from jail
Although you are welcome to message us while in jail especially to tell us the story so other drivers will finally realize it is true