Local driver going beyond 150 mile radius

No, it does not need to be a new book. You only need to complete the log for the day(s) you do not qualify for the short haul exception. Once you realize you do not qualify you create a log from midnight of that day forward until you have taken a 10 hour break back at home and again qualify for the short haul exception. When I was running short haul exempt I would have months of logs in the same book, never was a problem.

Here is a link to the FMCSA guidance on the subject, which is so old it still refers to the 100 air mike radius, however it is still valid.
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hours-service/3958-q20

 

How would you or an officer calculate your available 60 or 70 with out at least the hours worked under the local exemption?

 

I fall under that exemption rule, I have a 31 day hourly sheet and fill out my hourly time for each day. When you run outside your radius,(I have loose leafs logs)I just fill out my paper log(book)and that’s it. The next day when your local again, I go back to my hourly daily log. This sheet I use has a box at the end, you check that when you use a paper log.

 

They don't. Using the short haul exception a driver is not required to have any proof of their hours worked in their possession. If the officer wants to dig into it they can request the time records from the home office and the home office has 24 hours to provide them.

 

Well, I keep it in my truck. If they ask for my logs and/or the last 8 days of hours, I just show them what I have. However, the last several inspections, they just ask me if I’m local and tell them yes, and that’s it, they don’t ask to show them. But I’m prepared if they do.

 

How often are you allowed to use it , 1 day in 8 outside the local area ?