Paper Logs

You should have how-to videos on YouTube

 

thats right never guess as to when you fueled that has to match your logs and never log sleeper if driving on toll roads your i pass will tell on you

 

If you pull into a scale and they have you come in, there is a National database that you were entered into that will Tell on you WHEN and WHERE you were. WRITE THAT TIME, DATE AND LOCATION in your little notebook.

It will come back to haunt you if it's not correct.

 

yea write down your mileage at everystop no mater how stupid a stop. you might find you need to push your logs and you will have the mileage to do so. also always log about 3 under the speed limit. and never what it really took you....example you drive from point a to point b. its 140 miles. it took you 3 hours do to traffic. the speed limit was 65. so take 140/62 which is 2.25806 so log 2 1/4 hours drive time. now you have gained 3/4 hr drive time back. van and refeer i always log 15 mins load or unload with a pti. flatbed i log 30 minutes and pti. fuel 15 min and time i log a stop i show a pti.

 

Logging is simple.. first real goal is to get out the FMCSR and READ section 395. Secondly as it was noted here NEAT is the best thing your log can be. If a log is neat, it doesn't look like garbage and it looks like you were actually awake when you completed it! KNOW what is required to put on the logs and KNOW that the company CAN and will have some rules on what THEY want to see on the logs also. Just keep it up to date and take it seriously! The BEST way to log is when your but hits the seat, you update the log, when your butt is about to leave the seat, update the log... continue until your hours are used up... get in the proper and required breaks and repeat.. its not hard.

 

PTI = Pre-trip inspection.

I normally mark mine VI in the Morning for Vehicle inspection and at the end of the day "Post".

 

pre=trip or post-trip inspection