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Originally Posted by ssoutlaw

I don't see in these rules about mixing up when you qualify for local then go out of town , so if you mix them up keep the log book up to date and use line 4 for your local work. The big thing about laws is they are always open for interpretation!!

If you go outside of the 150 air mile radius, you are required to keep a log FOR THAT TIME ONLY, not for the previous 7 days (assuming you spent the last 7 days within the 150 air mile radius)

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Question 21: When a driver fails to meet the provisions of the 100- air-mile radius exemption (§395.1(e)), is the driver required to have copies of his/her records of duty status for the previous seven days? Must the driver prepare daily records of duty status for the next seven days?

Guidance: The driver must only have in his/her possession a record of duty status for the day he/she does not qualify for the exemption. A driver must begin to prepare the record of duty status for the day immediately after he/she becomes aware that the terms of the exemption cannot be met. The record of duty status must cover the entire day, even if the driver has to record retroactively changes in status that occurred between the time that the driver reported for duty and the time in which he/she no longer qualified for the 100 air-mile radius exemption. This is the only way to ensure that a driver does not claim the right to drive 10 hours after leaving his/her exempt status, in addition to the hours already driven under the 100-air-mile exemption.

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Originally Posted by Rawlco

I guess that the official guidance trumps my interpretation of the rules Rev. I guess I misunderstood John Q. Public's take on this on Trucknet. (or perhaps he was wrong too :lol: )

I'm sure our good friend Myth_Buster was wrong. :lol:

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Thank you for diging that up. Slow day in HHG?

17 hours on duty, 18,000 lb. shuttle. I'm sure if Myth_Buster were here, he would say that I violated my 14 hour rule. :lol: :roll: He would be wrong.