Log Books | United States Rules
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- Опубликовано: 13 фев 2016
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Outlined are the rules for driving, work and rest time in the United States. This log book information will keep you in compliance with hours of service regulations in the United States.
In the United States, you are allowed to drive a maximum of 11 hours. The 11 hours of driving must occur within a 14 hour window. In other words, if you start driving at 8am, you cannot drive after 10pm at night.
As well, you must take a 30-minute break at or before the 8 hours of your work day. For example if you start working at 7am, you must take a 30 minute break at or before 3pm in the afternoon.
And between each work period, you must have 10 consecutive hours off-duty. For example, if you stop your work day at 6pm in the evening, you cannot drive again until 4am. And again, the off-duty time must be consecutive.
In the United States, the 2 work cycles are 60 hours in 7 days if the company for which you work does not operate 24/7. If the trucking company operates 24/7--in other words it never closes--you can work 70 hours in 8 days. The most common violations for CDL drivers is working more hours than allowed by the work cycle. Learn how to calculate your work cycle here: • How To Calculate Work ...
Log sheets must be handed into the company every 13 days, but most companies have drivers hand in log sheets at the end of every trip. And the driver's log book must be supported by other documents - bills of lading, fuel and lodging receipts, etc. See video: • Log Books | Supporting...
You must have the number of log sheets in the vehicle with you as per the cycle on which you are working. For example, if you're working on the 60 hours in 7 days, you must have 7 days in the vehicle. And for the other cycle 8 days in the vehicle. Supporting documents only have to be kept in the vehicle for the current trip.
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Also for the 30 min break, driving is not permitted if more than 8 hours have passed since the end of the driver's last off duty or sleeper berth period of at least 30 min. So it is 8 hours total on duty time not just 8 hours driving. So if you start your day at 8AM then on or before 4PM you are required to log an off duty 30 min break.
Hi Hubble Hill - thank you for your comment and feedback. Yes, you are correct; this video is on the block to be amended, and I will get that done for the end of the week. If there's anything further we can do drop us a note. Thanks again, all the best, Cheers Rick
and thank you
Hi daniel 44 - and you are welcome. If there is anything else we can do, drop us a note. All the best, Cheers Rick
Hi Rick, I live in Keller, TX and am attending a free CDL course with a trucking company and they explained to us that we need 7 previous days of logs plus the current day on hand. In this video you state 14 days of logs. Am I missing something here, or has the law changed since this video was made. I appreciate you and your RUclips channel, you have quite the resume too :).
Take Care, Paul
Hi Paul - thanks for your comment and praise. The information presented in the course is correct. I say 2 weeks because it provides a buffer. The "letter of the law" is that you have to have sheets for whichever cycle on which you are working. Thus, if you're running a day cab, it is 60 hours in 7 days, and you must have 7 days in the vehicle with you; if you're running a sleeper unit and operating on 70 hours in 8 days, you must have 8 days in the vehicle with you. In this day and age, you are probably going to be using an electronic logbook so all of this is somewhat mute because the computer will do all this tallying for you. If you're operating a conventional logbook all the sheets are carbon copied and you'll hand the originals into your company. The conventional logbook has 31 sheets and most driver have the current month as well as the previous month in the vehicle with them. Few drivers use singled out sheets. If there's anything else we can do, drop us a note. All the best, Cheers Rick
Great video, I enjoyed it. 1 thing I noticed, you stated logs must be turned into the company every 20 days. It is actually 13 days unless they changed it this month.
Hi Hubble Hill - I'll check that information and include it in the amendments for the video. Thanks, Cheers Rick
Hi Hubble Hill - here is the amended video: ruclips.net/video/UBKHWHziOrg/видео.html - thanks again - very much appreciated. Cheers Rick
Hi,
You have a break violation - 1:21 count hours after last sleeping or off duty time. It must be 8 hours and NO MORE. But you got 8 hours and 15 minutes.
On December 27, 2011 (76 FR 81133), FMCSA published a final rule amending its hours-of-service (HOS) regulations for drivers of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The final rule adopted several changes to the HOS regulations, including a new provision requiring drivers to take a rest break during the work day under certain circumstances. Drivers may drive a CMV only if 8 hours or less have passed since the end of the driver’s last off-duty or sleeper-berth period of at least 30 minutes. FMCSA did not specify when drivers must take the 30-minute break, but the rule requires that they wait no longer than 8 hours after the last off-duty or sleeper-berth period of that length or longer to take the break. Drivers who already take shorter breaks during the work day could comply with the rule by taking one of the shorter breaks and extending it to 30 minutes. The new requirement took effect on July 1, 2013.
Hi Eugene Ryazanov - you are correct and thank you for pointing out my error. I'll make another video with the amendments. Thank you again for this information which allows me to bring the best possible information to new drivers. All the best, Cheers Rick
No problem
Eugene Ryazanov - here is the amended video: ruclips.net/video/UBKHWHziOrg/видео.html - thanks again - very much appreciated. Cheers Rick
Good morning Rick,
Wow, Thank you!
God Bless!
Hi Eugene - it is I that owes you a thank you! With your help, I was able to improve the quality of the information here which helps everyone. Thank you again. God bless. Cheers Rick
Ok, I'm still way confused. Not everyone covering this subject is covering the "what if's"
What if you start at 8, but the first :30 minutes are pre-trip, then drive at 8:30?
Is it 8 hours after the 8 or 8:30?
Then I see someone put on duty at 8, then started driving at 9:00, is it 8 hours after the 9? What if....your on at 8, pre-trip :30 min, then drive from 8:30 till 9:00, unload for one hour, then drive again at 10:00......then when does the 8 hours start?
Hi Beetlejuice117Kc - Driving time is a total of 11 hours inside a 14 hour window. You need to take a break when you accumulate the 8 hours of total driving. First example - 8 hours after 8.30. Second example - 8 hours after 9.00. Third example - 7.5 hours after you start driving after 10:00 because you already drove for 30 minutes. Now also keep in mind that when you figure out your work cycle, the hours for the come from both line 3 & 4 of the log book - on duty, not driving and driving time for whichever cycle you're working on. And remember you can't drive after the 14 hour window - for example, you spent 8 hours unloading, after that you can only drive 6 hours and then you have to 10 consecutive hours off duty. If you have further questions, drop us a note. All the best Cheers Rick
If you start your day on duty at 8:00AM then your required to log a 30 min. break on or before 4:00pm. It is total on duty time including pre trip's, fuel stops, delay at loading/ unloading, driving etc. Regulation 395.3 page 577 section (ii) Rest breaks.