I Am Celebrating The 4200 Miles This Week!
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I don't mean to rain on your parade Flatie, but better me than the DOT. I noticed your total On Duty time and On Duty Driving time were exactly the same every day, which means you aren't logging On Duty Not Driving time for pretrips, post trips, fueling, time spent at shippers and receivers, tarping, or anything else that may come up.
Most of us cheat a little bit and log a little less time than we actually spend doing all this, but you gotta log something or the DOT are gonna have a field day writing you up for all those violations.
That said...
That is some seriously hard running. Hats off to you. I'm having trouble keeping up with 3000 miles a week lol.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Great job Flatie. Rock Star.
Thank you G-town! ^_^
Wow Paul, you must have had your readers on...I can't even see her QC screens on my iPhone.
Good catch...
Flatie be careful with that...it would be very easy for DOT to see that omission.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Must be nice. Every load I get is 48k. East coast + 48k= slug life lol
I barely get a very heavy load. I haul Hillphoenix 75% and Boars Head. Trucking is my life now & enjoying every part of it!
Wow Paul, you must have had your readers on...I can't even see her QC screens on my iPhone.
Good catch...
Flatie be careful with that...it would be very easy for DOT to see that omission.
I'm on my phone so I just zoomed in on the page.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
I don't mean to rain on your parade Flatie, but better me than the DOT. I noticed your total On Duty time and On Duty Driving time were exactly the same every day, which means you aren't logging On Duty Not Driving time for pretrips, post trips, fueling, time spent at shippers and receivers, tarping, or anything else that may come up.
Most of us cheat a little bit and log a little less time than we actually spend doing all this, but you gotta log something or the DOT are gonna have a field day writing you up for all those violations.
That said...
That is some seriously hard running. Hats off to you. I'm having trouble keeping up with 3000 miles a week lol.
I normally do my fuel everytime I do my 30 mins break. And pretrip & post trip I do it before and after my trip using Vehicle Inspection Report in the QC.
Everytime I get to the shipper I always put myself off duty/SB coz normally thats where I spend my 10hrs.
But I save every drive time I have since we can't edit it in our logs.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I don't mean to rain on your parade Flatie, but better me than the DOT. I noticed your total On Duty time and On Duty Driving time were exactly the same every day, which means you aren't logging On Duty Not Driving time for pretrips, post trips, fueling, time spent at shippers and receivers, tarping, or anything else that may come up.
Most of us cheat a little bit and log a little less time than we actually spend doing all this, but you gotta log something or the DOT are gonna have a field day writing you up for all those violations.
That said...
That is some seriously hard running. Hats off to you. I'm having trouble keeping up with 3000 miles a week lol.
I normally do my fuel everytime I do my 30 mins break. And pretrip & post trip I do it before and after my trip using Vehicle Inspection Report in the QC.
Everytime I get to the shipper I always put myself off duty/SB coz normally thats where I spend my 10hrs.
But I save every drive time I have since we can't edit it in our logs.
Yes but Paul's point is you need to be logged on-duty while you pretrip and post trip the truck. DOT doesn't see your inspection macro, only your logs. Make sense?
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I don't mean to rain on your parade Flatie, but better me than the DOT. I noticed your total On Duty time and On Duty Driving time were exactly the same every day, which means you aren't logging On Duty Not Driving time for pretrips, post trips, fueling, time spent at shippers and receivers, tarping, or anything else that may come up.
Most of us cheat a little bit and log a little less time than we actually spend doing all this, but you gotta log something or the DOT are gonna have a field day writing you up for all those violations.
That said...
That is some seriously hard running. Hats off to you. I'm having trouble keeping up with 3000 miles a week lol.
I normally do my fuel everytime I do my 30 mins break. And pretrip & post trip I do it before and after my trip using Vehicle Inspection Report in the QC.
Everytime I get to the shipper I always put myself off duty/SB coz normally thats where I spend my 10hrs.
But I save every drive time I have since we can't edit it in our logs.
Yes but Paul's point is you need to be logged on-duty while you pretrip and post trip the truck. DOT doesn't see your inspection macro, only your logs. Make sense?
Oh yeah I got his point now and I'll keep that in mind. To put on duty everytime I do my pretrip/post trip hehe. Thats a really good catch! Thank you Paul & G-Town!
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Oh yeah I got his point now and I'll keep that in mind. To put on duty everytime I do my pretrip/post trip hehe. Thats a really good catch! Thank you Paul & G-Town!
No problem. Here's a thread someone started just a week or so ago asking how much time we spend On Duty Not Driving each day. Might give you some ideas of what the DOT are looking for when they inspect your logs.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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Must be nice. Every load I get is 48k. East coast + 48k= slug life lol