How do I get hours back on my logbook after the 8th day. I need a good example of how to calculate that on my log. I am having trouble understanding how to do this. Any help would be appreciated.
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You should be using the recap found on the inside cover of your log book. It makes it a lot easier.

At the end of today add up all hours worked from today back 8 days. Subtract from 70 and that will give you the hours available for tomorrow.

The 9th day back will be the amount of hours you will gain for tomorrow when added to any hours left over at the end of today.

If you set for 34 consecutive hours without doing any kind of work then you can get your entire 70 hours back.

 

Yeah,just as Uturn said,you can start over on your hours when you are off duty for a consecutive 34 hours.

 

Give me your hours worked lines 3&4 total. for the dates below

11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Tell me what you have done so far today also lines 3 & 4.

Which rule are you under the 60/7 day or the 70/8 day?

 

Re-cap on the log sheet do this

Line 1 this is your hours worked on the 11th
Line 2 this is your hours worked on the 12th
Line 3 this is your hours worked on the 13th
Line 4 this is your hours worked on the 14th
Line 5 this is your hours worked on the 15th
Line 6 this is your hours worked on the 16th
Line 7 this is your hours worked on the 17th

Box 1 Total lines 1-7 up and enter the answer
Box 2 Take box # 1 and subtract it from 70 and enter the answer in box 2

Box 3 This is filled out at the end of the day for today.

The re-cap should be filled out before you start driving every day. The 8th day tells you how many hours you have available so you don't go over your 70 hours

34-hour restart: Pretty simple. 34 hours off between lines 1 & 2 and you will have 0's on lines 1-7. Box 1 0 Box 2 70!

 

Oh I forgot to add, every night at midnight you gain whats on line #1.

So if I had 10.5 on line 1 of that re-cap, when midnight hits I know I will have 10.5 hours @ LEAST to "WORK" tomorrow. Plus any I did not use out of my hours available today.

RE-cap on the log sheet is the easiest I have found, but it is all on what you pick up the easiest! :lol:

 

Just do like Uturn said-keep your recap current

 

If you gain hours back, how do you calculate that on the recap to make it look legal. I need an example. I am trying to figure this out for my husband, he is stuck in Texas. Let me know as soon as you can.
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Since Dawn, the "expert in her own mind" has once again made it more confusing than it needs to be, I will give you the answer you are looking for:


If I worked 8 hours a day for 7 days in a row, my recap would look like this:

Day 1 : 8
Day 2: 8
Day 3 : 8
Day 4: 8
Day 5: 8
Day 6: 8
Day 7: 8
____________
Total: 56

Hours available to work today: 14 (70 hours minus the 56 I've already worked)

If I worked 11 hours today, tomorrow's recap would look like this:

Day 1: 8
Day 2: 8
Day 3: 8
Day 4: 8
Day 5: 8
Day 6: 8
Day 7: 11
____________
Total: 59

Hours available today: 11 (70 minus the 59 already worked)


So when recapping your hours, just take the oldest set of hours in the recap, and remove them. Then add the hours from yesterday to the bottom of the recap, and re-add up the totals.

 

Lets say he worked this:
Day 1: 8 hours-70=62
Day 2: 8 hours-62=54
Day 3: 8 hours-54=46
Day 4: 8 hours-46=38
Day 5: 8 hours-38=30
Day 6: 8 hours-30=22
Day 7: 10 hours-22=12
Day 8: 10 hours-12=2

Now when he reaches the nineth day should it look like this
Day9: 10-12=2
If so, how do you keep from DOT from wanting to know how you got those extra 8 hours.
I gues what I am saying is that do you just add the 8 hours onto the 2 left for the nineth day or do you have to redo your log.
I don't mean to be stupid, but I do not drive a truck my husband does, and even he doesn't know how to do this.