I do my log book with only 15 min pre trip, and no post trip. I hear stories about 30 min pre trip, post trip, yet when I get inspected, never had any problem. Split logging is good for certain cases, but for the most part, stick with 11 or 14, then 10 off.
I just made a major career change. I got out of EMS and now taking a trucking class. Most of the guys in the class have been exposed to big rigs in one way or another so they seem to be more familiar with this suff. I feel like I am always far behind and the instrutor spent little time(in my opinion) on logging, so I really appricate this video.
When you get to shipper and you check in with the shipper and you are "waiting" for your load or a dock you are supposed to be "On Duty Not Drving" not "Off Duty". But, I know a lot of drivers say they are off duty when they are on duty. They do this to save time on the clock. If DOT checks with the shipper and I do know of situations where they have called shippers. And you are logging "Off Duty" and the shipper shows you are signed in at the time on your log that shows off duty then you are in violtion of showing "Off Duty" when you are in waiting mode or at the ready for your load or door. I always match my on duty time to my BOL so there is no need for a phone call. But they do call, just FYI. Brother does have a few erros on his log.
Thanks for the video,although I am still somewhat confused,seems awfully complicated. But I think this one of those things I'll have to learn while doing it! But thank you again!
The hours of services rules are driving rules! Meaning you can work as much as you want over the 14 and the 70 as long as you don't drive. Their is no mandatory time for on duty it should be logged as done if you can post trip in 12 minutes it should be logged (on paper as 15 minutes) Not a bad example tho.
people watching this video and reading comments, keep in mind that this is a VERY messy log book. scribbeling out and rewriting over the numbers like this driver is frowned upon by D.O.T. should they decide to randomly inspect your paperwork. it makes it harder for them to read, and makes them double check everything with a fine tooth comb eating your drive time and possibly making you late to your drop if your your just a few miles away. (its happened to me and i was late).
How are you. I work around the piers and also do the deliveries of the containers i pick up from the piers in Newark. Nj. Its sometimes difficult to not only calculate the miles, but fit all the information on the log book. ANy helpful hints?
no im 17 and ive been around truck driving all my life the logbooks are not hard and also on every logbook that you get it has instructions in the front of it
i,m new to the truck driving and other than what the school taught me was just like you explained it -----------now that i,m with a company and has just ended my 30 days training my trainer had me drive the full 10 hours straight non stop and didn,t really explain to me about my log book so after viewing your video thanks a lot ( my log book looks like this ) driving 1 2 3 4 5am----------------------------------------------3pm then to sleeper berth no logs between no p-trips so is this correct
i drive a dedicated run to south texas twice a week from dallas to mcallen, i get paid a salary not by the mile. sometimes i have to work in-town, ive drove the tractor one time in town this week i only put in five miles in the tractor that i use for the dedicated run and continued my duties with day cabs. do have to log this?
@GbsnG7 Sorry for the delay in replying, but there is a provision if you have multiple stops in the same jurristiction (township) you can log it ALL as on duty NOT driving. I wanted to find the code & section for ya, but am just to damn lazy. So, say from 09:00 to 12:00 you were in the town of Merced, CA & were loaded, unloaded, drove to 3 job sites & got fuel, you could log it all as ON DUTY DRIVING.
@llushpi No sir. You have to be able to read english to pass the written exam, & read road signs. You have to be able to speak English to pass the driving test & Pretrip. In CA it is not offered in any other language, I don't know about any other states though.
@winshoo5 You are never REQUIRED to take 34 off, 34 just gives a fresh 70. so on day 7 you have 10 hours on the books, and you use 5, you still have 5 for day 8, then on day 9 you will get back the hours you used on day 1, so you can keep going without a reset.
That's a cool video.one thing in driving school I hated they never showed the way to do logs or chains. More like here drive a mile and do class and go to dmv. Wish they had or teached with heart. It can scare one when they leave not to do log books or want to and stay local. But as u know there's only two ways to go. Long haul if your single. No family no nothing. Witch I feel is the best to go and learn but if not try to get a local job. Witch is almost impossible. And try todo a soda side loader with takes your true learning skill away from the big rig. But u know I learned LTLs will run u so over weight and run u way out passed the 150 mark and work hours u have to play Merlin lol. But it's cool u making this log I have to admit I never learned the log enuff. You should make a video of all the experience you had over the road and what not to do and what if... Like logs to encounters with weight stations and what not to drive and what's in bad shape not to drive trailer and tractor. And all the cons and do and donts from your time on the road. It be so helpful to the begainers.
@winshoo5 It is very possible to run out of hours, I'll go buy a generic log book & post up some common mistakes drivers make. I'll show how you can legally drive 13.5 hours in a 24 hour period...& maybe how to split log if I have the time/motivation. Thanks for watching!
this message is for ibasspro you should have logged your stops as on duty time and you can split your 10 hr mandatory stop you can split that for more travle time and more miles
hello sir, about this topic of 34 hours reset, now on july 2013, What do you know, will it be mandatory ? or will it be the same, like you explained without reseting
Question ok say today is my 7th day and I used 69 hours, I have 1 for tomorrow? And my first day I used 2.75 so on the 8th day I only get back 2.75 hours? Plz reply soon
I am having trouble on figureing out my add hours gain from first day. Eligible hours today: 61.00 Minus hours today: 9.00 Subtotal: 52.00 Add hours gain from first day:( i do not get this, Is it from first day of the month? Or from past seven days?) Eligible hours tomorrow: 52.00
I just got a new trip plan. It has me driving from Portland to Auburn Wa. My drive time runs past midnight. So on the logbook do you put the miles down on for each day, or do you put it together at the end of your trip the next day
You have to put your mile driven for that day. The easy way I did it was try to list your odometer reading at midnight and calculate from your mileage you started at and it will give you the difference. This other way can be complicated and tricky, but it's your best estimte. As mentioned before hopefully you recorded your odometer, if not than you will have to figure the distance from point A to point B and you should have a start time and end time. Use the start time and figure how long from time you started till midnight and calculate MPH legal speedlimit multiplied by hours to midnight from time you started and you have an estimate subtract this from total miles driven to get seperate days drive time miles. Just make sure you have plenty of time to drive legally on both days. Another way is to use a landmark you see at or around midnight so you can calculte from start to landmark or from landmark to finish. Driving is not just a job it's an adventure. But in your case Portland is on the state line or withing 5-10 miles depending where you started from in Portland. I would clock 15-30 minutes in Oregon depending on what time of travel (fraffic).
hey boss>>can you giv me this information an spanish?????? i understand buy spanish is my native language...so i dont understan some parts.........i' am nwe on this job and i not want to the school
please remove this tutorial as it is so outdated wrong information is presented with the changes that have occurred since 2010. Thanks for taking the time it's just time to re-do.
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I do my log book with only 15 min pre trip, and no post trip. I hear stories about 30 min pre trip, post trip, yet when I get inspected, never had any problem. Split logging is good for certain cases, but for the most part, stick with 11 or 14, then 10 off.
I just made a major career change. I got out of EMS and now taking a trucking class. Most of the guys in the class have been exposed to big rigs in one way or another so they seem to be more familiar with this suff. I feel like I am always far behind and the instrutor spent little time(in my opinion) on logging, so I really appricate this video.
Thanks simple direct and to the point!!!!!
When you get to shipper and you check in with the shipper and you are "waiting" for your load or a dock you are supposed to be "On Duty Not Drving" not "Off Duty". But, I know a lot of drivers say they are off duty when they are on duty. They do this to save time on the clock. If DOT checks with the shipper and I do know of situations where they have called shippers. And you are logging "Off Duty" and the shipper shows you are signed in at the time on your log that shows off duty then you are in violtion of showing "Off Duty" when you are in waiting mode or at the ready for your load or door. I always match my on duty time to my BOL so there is no need for a phone call. But they do call, just FYI. Brother does have a few erros on his log.
Hey man ur the greatest!!! Thank you!!! Please post more videos!!!
Thanks for the video,although I am still somewhat confused,seems awfully complicated. But I think this one of those things I'll have to learn while doing it! But thank you again!
Thanx for posting this.
NO SIR. LOL
Dont know if that was meant to be funny but i laughed.
The hours of services rules are driving rules! Meaning you can work as much as you want over the 14 and the 70 as long as you don't drive. Their is no mandatory time for on duty it should be logged as done if you can post trip in 12 minutes it should be logged (on paper as 15 minutes) Not a bad example tho.
people watching this video and reading comments, keep in mind that this is a VERY messy log book. scribbeling out and rewriting over the numbers like this driver is frowned upon by D.O.T. should they decide to randomly inspect your paperwork. it makes it harder for them to read, and makes them double check everything with a fine tooth comb eating your drive time and possibly making you late to your drop if your your just a few miles away. (its happened to me and i was late).
How are you.
I work around the piers and also do the deliveries of the containers i pick up from the piers in Newark. Nj.
Its sometimes difficult to not only calculate the miles, but fit all the information on the log book. ANy helpful hints?
no im 17 and ive been around truck driving all my life the logbooks are not hard and also on every logbook that you get it has instructions in the front of it
i,m new to the truck driving and other than what the school taught me was just like you explained it -----------now that i,m with a company and has just ended my 30 days training my trainer had me drive the full 10 hours straight non stop and didn,t really explain to me about my log book so after viewing your video thanks a lot ( my log book looks like this ) driving 1 2 3 4 5am----------------------------------------------3pm then to sleeper berth no logs between no p-trips so is this correct
thank you man
i drive a dedicated run to south texas twice a week from dallas to mcallen, i get paid a salary not by the mile. sometimes i have to work in-town, ive drove the tractor one time in town this week i only put in five miles in the tractor that i use for the dedicated run and continued my duties with day cabs. do have to log this?
@GbsnG7 Sorry for the delay in replying, but there is a provision if you have multiple stops in the same jurristiction (township) you can log it ALL as on duty NOT driving. I wanted to find the code & section for ya, but am just to damn lazy. So, say from 09:00 to 12:00 you were in the town of Merced, CA & were loaded, unloaded, drove to 3 job sites & got fuel, you could log it all as ON DUTY DRIVING.
@llushpi No sir. You have to be able to read english to pass the written exam, & read road signs. You have to be able to speak English to pass the driving test & Pretrip. In CA it is not offered in any other language, I don't know about any other states though.
@winshoo5 You are never REQUIRED to take 34 off, 34 just gives a fresh 70. so on day 7 you have 10 hours on the books, and you use 5, you still have 5 for day 8, then on day 9 you will get back the hours you used on day 1, so you can keep going without a reset.
What do you put in from - to?
That's a cool video.one thing in driving school I hated they never showed the way to do logs or chains. More like here drive a mile and do class and go to dmv. Wish they had or teached with heart. It can scare one when they leave not to do log books or want to and stay local. But as u know there's only two ways to go. Long haul if your single. No family no nothing. Witch I feel is the best to go and learn but if not try to get a local job. Witch is almost impossible. And try todo a soda side loader with takes your true learning skill away from the big rig. But u know I learned LTLs will run u so over weight and run u way out passed the 150 mark and work hours u have to play Merlin lol. But it's cool u making this log I have to admit I never learned the log enuff. You should make a video of all the experience you had over the road and what not to do and what if... Like logs to encounters with weight stations and what not to drive and what's in bad shape not to drive trailer and tractor. And all the cons and do and donts from your time on the road. It be so helpful to the begainers.
@bensta6133 If you did not travel 150 air miles from your home terminal you do not need to keep the logs, but your company does.
@winshoo5 It is very possible to run out of hours, I'll go buy a generic log book & post up some common mistakes drivers make. I'll show how you can legally drive 13.5 hours in a 24 hour period...& maybe how to split log if I have the time/motivation. Thanks for watching!
this message is for ibasspro you should have logged your stops as on duty time and you can split your 10 hr mandatory stop you can split that for more travle time and more miles
@winshoo5 WIll try to do next week, I have home time sceduled on the 17th, so I'll try to get next week logs as I do them.
if you would have used a pointer it would have made the video so much better.
Can you make the recap again please?
What happened to part 1? Great video though!
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hello sir, about this topic of 34 hours reset, now on july 2013, What do you know, will it be mandatory ? or will it be the same, like you explained without reseting
Question ok say today is my 7th day and I used 69 hours, I have 1 for tomorrow? And my first day I used 2.75 so on the 8th day I only get back 2.75 hours? Plz reply soon
I am having trouble on figureing out my add hours gain from first day.
Eligible hours today: 61.00
Minus hours today: 9.00
Subtotal: 52.00
Add hours gain from first day:( i do not get this, Is it from first day of the month? Or from past seven days?)
Eligible hours tomorrow: 52.00
I just got a new trip plan. It has me driving from Portland to Auburn Wa. My drive time runs past midnight. So on the logbook do you put the miles down on for each day, or do you put it together at the end of your trip the next day
You have to put your mile driven for that day. The easy way I did it was try to list your odometer reading at midnight and calculate from your mileage you started at and it will give you the difference. This other way can be complicated and tricky, but it's your best estimte. As mentioned before hopefully you recorded your odometer, if not than you will have to figure the distance from point A to point B and you should have a start time and end time. Use the start time and figure how long from time you started till midnight and calculate MPH legal speedlimit multiplied by hours to midnight from time you started and you have an estimate subtract this from total miles driven to get seperate days drive time miles. Just make sure you have plenty of time to drive legally on both days. Another way is to use a landmark you see at or around midnight so you can calculte from start to landmark or from landmark to finish. Driving is not just a job it's an adventure. But in your case Portland is on the state line or withing 5-10 miles depending where you started from in Portland. I would clock 15-30 minutes in Oregon depending on what time of travel (fraffic).
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i wish my hand writing was as neat, so glad there is the app now.... never saying crap what does that say???
hey boss>>can you giv me this information an spanish?????? i understand buy spanish is my native language...so i dont understan some parts.........i' am nwe on this job and i not want to the school
like every little line trying to add up confuse me
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nice but if you pointed to what your speaking of would be way better! Thank you
what happend if you stop for only 10minutes instead of 15,30,or45
canalsports robles the u just flag it at the bottom u don’t have to log it on lines
can someone on here teach me how to add up hours
God damn it! That's all I want to know how to add up the fucking hrs! GEE! Nobody is telling you on here how to add them up. I'm confused
do not use this example
please remove this tutorial as it is so outdated wrong information is presented with the changes that have occurred since 2010.
Thanks for taking the time it's just time to re-do.