Log book helps keep the company clear if something should go wrong....
and it's what gets you hung should something go wrong and they find a falsehood or something
in your writing.
Guy in Minn is up the creek right now in federal court...4 (or 5) fatalities ...33 false hoods uncovered in his logbook.. up to 5 years for each violation
(PS:I have yet to find the reg stating you can drive outside of your 14 in order to find a "safe haven" when the customer tosses you off their lot once you deliver their product and by chance out of hours...anybody ??)