my logbook violation...question

All the companies I have worked for provided logbooks that contained the full address. Street address, city, state and zip code.

 

Yeap that's what I am thinking

 

I think you've misread or I wasn't clear enough or you haven't been following the whole thread. I'm the one that started the question about the main office address. I've always said it should be the whole address while other drivers say city and state are good enough.

 

That still doesn't make it legal. Do you think Schneider is going to clear your record if you get a ticket?

 

I think your 1st response is correct.

 

When I drove OTR for Schneider, back in the 1980's and early 1990's, they listed their Main Office Address as: "Safety Records Maintained In Green Bay, WI."

The "Name Of Carrier Or Carriers" indicated:
"Schneider National Carriers, Inc." followed by the terminal, which varied from Los Angeles, CA., Dallas, TX., and Fort Wayne, IN." to name a few -- depending on where I picked up my log books at the time.

For "Home Terminal Address", we were instructed to put "Santa Fe Springs, CA., (or Montebello, CA., when the offices were moved.)

The front covers of all log books listed "Schneider National Carriers, Inc.
And a PO Box in Green Bay, WI.

Today, I agree, it would probably be better to list a complete address just to avoid any potential problem some DOT officer might find with an incomplete address.

The last company I drove for listed a complete address of the main terminal in KC, MO. Although I drove out of their SoCal terminal and was instructed to use California time when logging.

I once had an Oregon (K. Falls) scalemaster ask if I could "levitate" -- so the more information provided still doesn't guarantee you won't be asked stupid questions. A badge means power -- power corrupts little men with big badges -- who couldn't read a log book if their life depended on it. Even when you explain it to them, they think you're pulling the wool over their eyes, and write you up anyway, -- just to be "safe", no doubt.

 

What makes it legal is what the inspector decides to write that day. You should know that. I never said you'd get a ticket. I've only said what I found out when I called the FMCSA. And on that day with that particular person he said the whole address is required just like it says. When I told him there are many drivers just using the city and state his reply was "why not be save than sorry". And Schneider is far from being the leader in what is right. I've seen companies go years with a policy and then get hit by an inspection.

It's only common sense to know what an address is so I'm sure that's why the FMCSA didn't feel it necessary to explain it. How many times do you send off your bills or personal mail with just the city and state on it. I rest my case.

 

If you read that little book while you are waiting around you could probably answer your own question, sorry, I don't have it either. I feel pretty secure in the fact that if you can pull out your book right to the page in question and show it to the officer, you may be able to avoid the citation all together. It's not a gaurentee but I have had some success in the past.. I used to read that thing all the time during my first year.