Splitting your clock

That means I am in violation for busting my 14 every Friday since we started running under the new HOS rules.

 

I wish we had some law enforcement or attorneys chime in on here, on the interpretation of the law

 

Nothing to interpret? I would not be so sure, as it applies to the 34 hour break. I’ve had this conversation with others in the logs department that evening, including the supervisor, who actually told me there was nothing wrong with my logs. I think this might have actually started a bit of a fuss in the logs department, and it depends on who you get.

I learned two things.

1. Don’t take advice regarding HOS on the internet. Some of y’all would have me falsify my logs before I go home, then come back and falsify them again by editing them when I get back to the truck.

Even if you really did it, no state trooper would believe you spend all your 34 hour breaks entirely in the sleeper. Nor would they believe you didn’t falsify your logs if you split your clock into your 34 and edit them every time you return. Any edit is a red flag especially a pattern of editing in your logs! Track your HOS in real time!

2. I gotta stop splitting my clock into my 34 or take my tractor home every weekend and get a rider policy for CYA. Because I am not spending the first night at the truck stop going into my 34. If I can’t even get a consistent answer from logs on that it’s better to err on the side of caution.

Now tell me this:

If I go on duty while I am chilling in the sleeper to prevent splitting my clock, because I am going home for my 34 when I get empty, and I don’t want to spend the night in my truck- is that illegal?