what line to log when backed into a dock waiting forever to get loaded

Ok after actually checking it seems that my previous statement is semi correct. It is not a dot requirement, it is my companies requirement that 30 minutes be logged, I was wrong. I looked up the reg as posted here by you.

 

That is a different story. Yes, your company could mandate a minimum amount of time for any on-duty activity.

Good luck with your continued training. I just wanted to advise you of the law as it actually stands to save you trouble later.

 

The right way is on duty non driving but some go to sleeper or off duty til the actual loading starts. It possible your company want be a dick about it but you also can get the dreadful call from your log dept asking you why you was in sleeper or off while being at shipper

 

all these guys are right and as I would go on sleeper birth and just wait it out it would sometimes eat up my whole 14 and I would have to drive on personnnal drive time to get to a safe haven. just part of the trucking thing, hurry up and wait

 

My question for the OP is are you on paper or E-logs?

 

I'm off duty as soon as I'm crushin candy.

 

I always showed 15 minutes to check in, then sleeper berth, then 15 minutes to check out.

 

Sleeper save your hours. Show the minimum on duty you can

 

If you're on elog, I log on duty, for 5-10 minutes till i bump the dock. Then, I'm in the sleeper and I log sleeper berth. When its time to go, I log on duty for 5 minutes to close the doors, get my paper work and boogy out.

If you get stopped at a scale, and they say, "You only worked for 10 minutes and did nothing else after you logged sleeper berth, then driving?" It looks suspect, you could get a log violation because closing the doors, signing paper work, pulling away from the dock and such is sorta on duty. 5 minutes is sufficient. Some places take longer, just log accordingly. I log two separate entries, it shouldn't total more then 10-15 minutes for a live unload. UNLESS, they require you to stand there and watch, then you log ON DUTY. Log safe, log smart.

 

Never logged on duty at a shipper receiver unless a drop and hook (show three minutes on duty)

3 dot inspections. 0 tickets.

On e logs.

They ask what you do just say you walk around the parking lot for exercise.

Touching freight is a different story as well as being a flatbedder or tank yank.