Logging off duty while loading/unloading

Id just log it in the sleeper, make it 8, and no questions to be asked

 

As long as your legal and not violating the 11/14 rule, they won't care. When I'm out for the week, I log all times as sleeper instead of off duty. (which I use only when I'm not in the truck)

 

Did you print them out? If not, they printed them at some other point. Seriously, you're over thinking this. It's logged legal, off duty or sleeper, no one will question it unless you get an attitude with a dot officer

 

Tell 'em they stamped it while you were snoozing, if they'd even ask.

I'd lay back down for another couple hrs and get your reset.

 

If you got a dot on your ### looking that hard to find something wrong....hes going to get you for something regardless...your unicorn sticker on the side if your truck might offend a LGB member that gets you put out of service due to inflammatory sticker positioning

 

Every inspection that I've had, they've never asked.

 

Your only allowed to "work" for 14 hours a day. If you start your day with a 1/2 hour drive to the delivery, then go in the sleeper, you have 10.5 hours drive and 13.5 hours work, correct?

Say your at the dock unloading for 6 hours (and in the sleeper or off duty) you will still have 10.5 hours drive time, but only 7.5 hours left of your 14 hour day. (Which will include drive time)

As long as you don't go over that 14 time your legal and no DOT officer would even question it. Stuff like this happens all the time and it wouldn't even phase them.

The whole log thing will come with time if you've not dealt with it before. Keep asking questions until you understand it so you WON'T violate the rules.