The ONLY way to fill out one log sheet for more than 1 day

The only way to fill out one log sheet for more than 1 day is to be OFF DUTY!

Off duty means you are away from the truck for the time frame of your log. Such as our logs are midnight to midnight. So my drivers have to be off duty from midnight to midnight for more than one day to use that one log sheet for several days.


If you are at a truck stop for 2 days and you are going in and out between off duty and sleeper then you will need to fill out a log sheet for each day. Meaning 1 log filled out with each date showing the time in and out of sleeper/off duty.

To fill out the log sheet the below MUST be filled out at the minimum:

1) Date your company requires (scannable logs JJ Keller 0801 are 1st day at home for a FULL 24 hour period goes in the date box). Most are the 1st day at home for a full 24 hour period but some are the last date at home for a full 24 hour period. It will be either or though. It won't be the day you "got" home if that's in the middle of a working day.

2) Truck # if you have one show it, but if you don't then you don't have to write it in. I used to tell my drivers if you didn't take your truck home with you then don't write it in so when/if you need to know if the truck was with you are not on time off look at the log. But I like the drivers to always have the truck #.

3) Driver Id/employee code/number if your company has one for you, most do because logs cant read the signatures l.o.l.
4) Draw the 24 line off duty, total hours to the right, then total to the bottom for total hours. Should always be 24. There is only 24 hours in a day but you are allowed to use that one log for several days.
5) Put "off duty", City/State & date range you was home for 24 hour periods (not required by dot but definately you should to help confirm exact dates you are off incase you did something wrong on filling out the log. The log auditor can apply the logs correctly manually.
6) Scannable logs makes you fill in a box with the # of days off.
You. It usually wants to know how many days are you filling out this log for. Like if I was off from 12/25 to 1/10/09 then I could (legally)

date box: 12/25
Remarks section: 12/25 Through 1/10/09 off duty Indianapolis, IN

# of days off box: 12 days. Because I was home 12 days full 24 hour periods (of your "log" time).

Now some logs can be different but that's the basic JJ KEller 0801.

BUt if it ask for the # of days off I bet it wants the 24 hour (log period) you was off only. If I get home # 10:00 and my new logs start with 11:00 then I was not off until the following day and the day I got home would not be included on my total # of days off.

The main thing is you understand you must be OFF DUTY to fill out one log sheet for more than 1 day.

 

Im sorry it just hit me due to another thread this is a very mis-understood logging issue

But now you know I helped confirm your auditor is correct, l.o.l.

 

Im sorry but one day you are going to run across an officer that will correct you with the mis-understanding of the regulations.
Split breaking is when you take a break of 2 hours on one period and later take an 8 hour break.

If you take a 10 hour break and you go between lines 1 & 2 this is not a split log. 10 hour breaks can be gotten by 1) 10 hours sleeping (body in sleeper 10 hours. 2) 10 hours off duty (body not in the sleeper at all). 3) lines 1 & 2 totaling 10 hours.


Question 26: May a driver record sleeper berth time as off-duty time on line one of the record of duty status?

Guidance: No. The driver's record of duty status must accurately reflect the driver's activities

If you are under dispatch and away from the truck eating, showering etc and your company does NOT relieve you of responsibility then you must log it on-duty not driving.

If your body is in the sleeper you must log in the sleeper.

Question 2: What conditions must be met for a CMV driver to record meal and other routine stops made during a tour of duty as off-duty time?

Guidance: 1. The driver must have been relieved of all duty and responsibility for the care and custody of the vehicle, its accessories, and any cargo or passengers it may be carrying.

2. The duration of the driver's relief from duty must be a finite period of time which is of sufficient duration to ensure that the accumulated fatigue resulting from operating a CMV will be significantly reduced.

3. If the driver has been relieved from duty, as noted in (1) above, the duration of the relief from duty must have been made known to the driver prior to the driver's departure in written instructions from the employer. There are no record retention requirements for these instructions on board a vehicle or at a motor carrier's principal place of business.

4. During the stop, and for the duration of the stop, the driver must be at liberty to pursue activities of his/her own choosing and to leave the premises where the vehicle is situated.

Below is the link to many questions regarding the above. It's confusing I know but if you are away from the truck and you log in the sleeper an officer can write you up.
Gotta go dog gone
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regu...764&section=395.2&section_toc=1939&guidence=Y