No log book required

I ran local, in the state of Texas outside 100 air miles and into Louisiana and Oklahoma.

 

Hours of Service
Who Must Comply?
Most drivers must follow the HOS Regulations if they drive a commercial motor vehicle, or CMV.

In general, a CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business and is involved in interstate commerce and fits any of these descriptions:

• Weighs 10,001 pounds or more
• Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more
• Is designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver) not for compensation
• Is designed or used to transport 9 or more passengers (including the driver) for compensation
• Is transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placards

- See more at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hours-of-service#sthash.kn2ABK9h.a006aYIW.dpuf
Section 22: COMPANY OPERATION (Mark all that apply)
A. Interstate Carrier B. Intrastate Hazmat Carrier C. Intrastate Non-Hazmat Carrier
Select A. Interstate Carrier if you are a company that operates across State lines or
international borders, or as part of trade, traffic, or transportation originating or
terminating outside your State or outside the United States. In addition, for-hire motor
carriers must obtain operating authority from FMCSA following the procedures described
in 49 CFR part 365.

 

Now while your studying these rules go take a good look at part 350 all of it! In this regulation you will see what the states need to do to receive the federal MCSAP funding. I don't have the energy to write a long posting going over this, but I will try to sum it all up. The state MUST show each year to the FMCSA that all state laws are in sync with the Federal rules. Yes there are lots of areas where states can differ if they desire. However most states just have laws referring back to the FMCSA rules as state law. So unless a state has state laws that differ from this 100 air mile rule going back to the FMCSA regulations is a safe way to stay legal in either interstate or intrastate trucking. Now, I just got several movies and plan to enjoy them tonight, and I hope you have a pleasant evening as well. Out of it.

 

The only part that was missing was that if you worked over 12 hours in a day, then it is to be done on a log sheet, AND once you go outside the 100 air miles barrier, THEN the rest of the week, you are required to fill out a log book, regardless if you stay inside the 100 mile barrier or not.
On a related note, North Dakota will allow 12 hours of driving as long as you do not leave North Dakota.

 

Just for completeness air miles are NAUTICAL miles, not statute miles, so 1.15 miles as the crow flies.

Also, around here for ag commodities you get 150 miles HOS exemption, so neither log book nor time card. Which comes in DARNED handy when I'm out of hours an hour away from home....

 

That wasn't the case in Texas. We had the short haul log book, time
Sheet basically with just the hours. The days we had to graph log just check the box. Next day, no graph log just the short haul until we had to graph again. Never got any trouble about it.