The federal motor carrier safety administration fmcsa requires logs to be current through the last duty status change. That brings us to the main reason for the hoursofservice regulations to keep fatigued drivers off the public. Additionally, employers were ordered to maintain supporting documents to verify that the log books were true and accurate. The two restart provisions that are currently suspended are not included in this set. Yes ehat is going to heppen in rush hour many drivers pull over and weit to get on road back after the rush hour when e log book will start we have to drive as much as we can, it is a garbage. Filing a lawsuit for truck accidents caused by driver. The time the driver was released from duty each day.
Drivers do not have to keep a logbook, but their employer must keep accurate time records for 6 months that show. Logging hours of service in logbook will be covered on page 96 of the high road online cdl training program. Truck driver log book rules and eld mandate michigan. The total number of hours the driver was on duty each day. I know i should at least hold on to it for the current year for taxes but how long after that before you can chuck them. The logbook hours of service rules for truck drivers.
Drivers are required to maintain a log book for every 24hour period of service. As the driver of a large, heavy truck, you have a lot of responsibility as you drive down the road. If any of the above conditions that exempt the driver from keeping a log book end, then the driver must maintain a daily log for each day heshe does not qualify for the exemption. For years, the fmcsa regulations demanded that a truck driver log book must be in the truck driver s own handwriting and detail his activities and duty status within each 24hour period. The exemption from having to keep a logbook does not exempt a driver from being in compliance with the remainder of the hours of service regulations. On falsifying a log book entry as a professional truck driver. Logging hours of service in logbook high road online cdl. Interstate truck driver s guide to hours of service what are the hoursofservice regulations. It may become downright impossible for drivers to cheat thats a strong word, we know or falsify their record of duty status if instead of using a paper log book, they are required to keep their hours on an electronic onboard recorder aka eobr or an electronic logging device aka eld. Trucking companies must make sure their drivers keep a log book. Im doing some spring cleaning and want to clear some space out. This set of logbook examples help explain the various provisions of the hoursofservice rules. Part 395 federal motor carrier safety administration.
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