Is this a Legal way to Log my hours??
 

I start my day at 0600. I arrive for a live unload to fac at 0800. I am told that i will not be unloaded until 1200. Instead of logging line 4 until 1200, I log line 1. Is this legal? At 1200 i go back on line 4 to unload and then leave and drive to the nearest flyin hook where I end my day at 2000 14 hrs after I started. Can I go on line 1 during my 14 hr day??

The moment you go to line 4 to start your day...your 14-hr clock is ticking. (forget all the stuff about split sleeper) everything counts against the 14.

Now....the question is, when you went to line 1....were you in the sleeper or were you in a drivers lounge at the drop?? if you were in the sleeper, you should have been on line 2. cause either 1 or 2 count against your 14.

this is how i would have done it. start my day at 0600. get to the drop at 0800 only to be told i wont get unloaded till noon. Regardless what i am doing, i get to the shipper at 0800, i give them 15 minutes to drop and hook, or bump the dock and wait to get unloaded, etc. so at 0800, i'd have gone down to line 4 for 15 min., flag it with city and state, then at 0815 go up to line 1 or 2. then when i am ready to roll after being unloaded, drop to line 3 and off i go. i do this to save my 70. you show on line 4 because you're waiting, you will run out of hours, and have a small paycheck.

The only time i ever go to line 1....is if i am away from my truck, and i cannot see it. (i.e. getting lunch, taking a 10-100, or whatever.)

I predict a minimum of 5 pages. Any takers?

I do the same.... 15 min pretrip line4....... up to line3..... arrive 15min line 4 up to 1 for as long as it takes to load then back to 4 for 15min and then to 3 and head out. I don't worry about my 14 since I'm a skateboard and don't have to deal with many docks. Biggest thing is to NOT run out of hours.
Now watch.... I'll get stuck at a place for a few hours on monday. Just my luck !

I don't see how reefer guys do it with loads/drops at all times of the clock. That's got to be rough on the body and on the book.

3 max

Yes.:thumbsup:

I'll see your five and raise you six.:lol:

Why short yourself time just toss that log sheet ,and instead of leaving at 0600 and arriving at 0800 then waiting until 1200...just wait until unloaded and then you can decide what time to show leaving/arriving .

what's the time frame.......say by sunday night? i'll take 4. :D

Ya, just log it illegal like BIG JEEP said. After all, miles is money and if the wheels are not turning, your not making any money:roll3: