quetion on when i need to fill out log books

last i heard is 100 its in the back of log book i think

 

Always keep a log book - you can't go wrong that way. Besides, even if you aren't required to keep a log, your company IS required to, no matter what.

 

The rule is 100 air miles for a CDL. The 150 is a different deal. You also need to start/finish at your home terminal within a 12 hour window. You will still need to have a time card/sheet and a vehichle inspection record.

 

100 air mile radius. An air mile is the equivalent of a nautical mile (6,076.115 feet), which is slightly longer than a land mile (5280 feet)...so essentially, you've got a 115 land mile radius in which to operate without a log book. If at any point during the day you pass outside of that radius, you need to fill out a log book page for that day.

You also must start & stop each day from the same location. If you stop at a location other than where you started, you need to fill out a log book page for the day.

You have 12 hours to complete your work day. If you work past the 12th hour, you need to fill out a log book page for the day.

You can't drive more than 11 hours (tough to do inside of 12 hours anyway working local).

Your employer needs to maintain a record of the hours you work. This record must include your name, the date, the time you start work, the time you stop work, and the total hours worked that day. This can be a time card, trip sheet, or even a log book page ("punch in" by going to line 4, "punch out" by going back up to line 1)....just as long as the required information is there. The employer needs to maintain a record of your hours anyway, whether you operate inside the 100 air-mile radius or not....but the log book an OTR driver completes contains all of that information.

 

I don't know where some of these answers come from but it's not from where it should be. First off it's 100 air miles or 100 nautical miles which are the same. There are other factors that can take place which would effect using or not using a log book.

First I would suggest reading the requirement of the FMCSR §395.1 (e) (1). Second I would look for myself for the regulation that effects my driving situation directly and make sure I had a good complete correct answer. Answers given at a truck stop could be correct but are you willing to chance it?

Mr.Windsmith how can a company keep a log if the truck is not in constant communication? It does not. It keeps the information that meets the requirements of 395.1 and no more unless they want to.