Log Book Quiz

I am taking the log book quiz and although I passed the quiz I am extermely frustrated by the log book. I dont seem to understand how the log book examples work. I read the section 13.9 at least twice and took the quiz once. I just cant understand how it works. I know that you will learn more about this in classes and such but I want to know it now not later. I like to be prepared when it comes to schooling because I didnt take my primary education seriously when I was in my teens. Does anyone have any tips to make this portion of the quiz easier undertsand?

Thanks, Kevin

Kevin, more than likely they won't cover it very well in school. The best way to learn it is through the High Road Training Program. You can keep repeating any section you need more help with. It was confusing to me also, but by repeating it again and again it slowly starts coming clear. What really helps though is getting out there and learning it on the road, that's when you get to see how it can be managed for your benefit.

Ive gone through the High Road Program 100% and the log book thing was frustrating me too. I couldnt understand why then I noticed 3 or 4 of the questions have WRONG answers.

I meant to bring this up in case anyone was having problems. That was the only section in the whole Program that gave me any trouble.

What I did was I memorized the incorrect answers for those 3 or 4 questions, then deliberately answered incorrectly- otherwise you go into a halt over and over again.

I couldnt understand why then I noticed 3 or 4 of the questions have WRONG answers.

Care to tell us which ones you feel were wrong?

When I have time I will find them and tell you.

I do remember one off the top of my head and it was a 2 day example...then the question was 'what violations occur in the below example'? There was an 11 hour 14 hour and 30 min break violation. So 3 violations altogther.

then in the list of anwers one was 11 and 14 hour violations and the other was 11 hour and 30 min break violation.

so which do you choose? both are correct. I simply memorised the system wanted the 11 and 14 hour answer even though both were correct.

like I said when I have time I will go back and find the ones with mistakes.

With all the changes, and as screwed up as the HOS have been and continue to be....Heres an idea to help you "get it right". I'm one of those "gotta see it and do it" people. Don't tell me how it has to be, let me figure it out, and I'll never forget it. So...go to your local truck stop, and invest 2-3 bucks in a real honest to God, Bubba Bible. Then get your little ruler, and a pencil (you can't use a pen until your a real trucker ....we WILL know). And go ahead and try your hand at doing a day in the life of a trucker. get your atlas, plan a trip, then log that trip, along with your load time, fueling time, pre trip inspection, and that dandy new 30 minute break you so lovingly have been honored with .When you start putting pencil to paper, it will click...and then you can take imaginary trips all over the place !!! And never leave the farm.....Hey, wasn't ther a song about something like that ??? Anyway...give it a try. Its fun, and by the time you get in school, you will be a log book guru !!!!

Thanks Starcar I "managed" to get by I must've read that one section 3-4 times. I'm still a little squirley on it, but I got thru it. I was cruising along until I got to page 98 and 99. I was scoring 100%'s and such and then bam!! 2, 75%'s in a row. That to me was a total gut punch, and completely changed my attitude from happy to aggravated in0 secons flat!