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Originally Posted by CaliTrucker
[SIZE=2]Beings that I have been driving locally for 99% of my career I haven't had to run a logbook and now that I've started to run from Sacramento to Reno occasionally, I have a few questions.
1) If I only make the run a few times a month, how do I handle the stretches of days (maybe 7-10) that I am only running local and don't need a log?
Your answer lies in the interpretation for 395.8:
Question 20: When a driver fails to meet the provisions of the 100 air-mile radius exemption (section 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. 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.
So all you need is a log for the days your trip required you to travel outside the 150 mile air radius. You may want to print this regulation out in case the DOT gives you a hard time.
Interpretation for Part 395.8: Hours of service of drivers - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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2) If I start the run at 3pm and I don't get back to the yard until 1am, do the miles that I ran from midnight to 1am go on the first days sheet or do I have to figure it out and put it on the second day that I may or may not work. (I think I may know the answer to this one, but I want to pass it by the pros that work with logs on a daily basis.)
They go on a separate log sheet. Your log has to be complete from midnight up until 3 pm when you start the run. You don't simply start logging when you leave.
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3) I always log for a pre-trip at the beginning of the run, but do I need to log a post trip at the end? Seems like I should know the answer but I don't
If it takes you 15 minutes or longer, then yes. Otherwise you flag it with the city and state, and the amount of time it took:
Question 1: How should a change of duty status for a short period of time be shown on the driver’s record of duty status?
Guidance: Short periods of time (less than 15 minutes) may be identified by drawing a line from the appropriate on-duty (not driving) or driving line to the remarks section and entering the amount of time, such as “6 minutes,” and the geographic location of the duty status change.