Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 17

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Module 17: Daily Logs February 2007

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service © Microsoft® Commercial vehicle drivers must fill out a daily log each day that accounts for all of the driver’s on-duty and off-duty time for that day n What is required in a daily log? n What are the rules regarding the possession, production and distribution of daily logs? n What happens if there is tampering to a daily log? Module 17 - 2

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What will I learn in this module? Daily log requirements n Possession of daily logs and documents n Production of daily logs n Distribution and keeping of daily logs n Tampering with daily logs n © Microsoft® Module 17 - 3

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is required in a daily log? Start of each day n Date and start time (if other than midnight) n Driver name and co-driver name (if applicable) n Declaration of Cycle 1 or Cycle 2 n Licence (unit) numbers n Odometer reading at start of day © Microsoft® Module 17 - 4

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is required in a daily log? Start of each day (continued) n Motor carrier name and principal place of business address n Home terminal address of motor carrier n “Remarks” section – Use of off-duty deferral and if Day 1 or Day 2 (if applicable) n “Remarks” section - Total number of on-duty and off-duty hours on any day during previous 14 -day period when a log page was not required Module 17 - 5

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is required in a daily log? During each day n Hours for each duty status n Location of each change of duty status n Start and end odometer readings when commercial vehicle used for personal use n “Remarks” section – any extension to driving, onduty or elapsed time (work shift) because of emergency or adverse driving conditions Module 17 - 6

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What is required in a daily log? End of each day n Total hours for each duty status n Odometer reading at end of day n Total distance driven excluding any distance driven for personal use n Driver signature © Microsoft® Module 17 - 7

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What are the rules regarding offduty days and log sheets? Drivers, who have been off for several days, may log off – duty days on a single log provided that: n The log page is fully completed with all applicable/required information (what is required in a daily log) n The information on the log must be legible and accurate n The days referenced as off duty are consecutive dates n The log page does not include information for a day that shows any duty status other than “off duty time other than time spent in a sleeper berth” (i. e. days off cannot be shown in the remarks section of a log completed on the frist day the driver is back on duty Module 17 - 8

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Example Module 17 - 9

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Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What are the rules regarding the possession of daily logs? Must possess the following before starting to drive: n Copy of the daily logs for preceding 14 days n Daily log for current day, completed up to time when last change of duty status occurred n Any supporting documents or relevant records that driver receives during the current trip receipts for meals, fuel, or repairs; bills of lading; violation tickets and roadside inspections Module 17 - 13

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What are the rules regarding the production of daily logs? Must produce the following for inspector: n Daily logs and supporting documents and other relevant records for current trip n Daily logs for preceding 14 days n Any permit(s) under which the driver is operating © Microsoft® Module 17 - 14

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What are the rules regarding the distribution and keeping of daily logs? n Within 20 days after completing daily log, driver must forward the original daily log and supporting documents to home terminal © Microsoft® Module 17 - 15

Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service What are the rules regarding the tampering with daily logs? Daily log tampering violations: n Driver keeps more than one daily log for any day n Driver records inaccurate information in daily log (handwritten or electronic device) n Driver falsifies, mutilates or defaces daily log or supporting documents n Inspector can issue out-of-service declaration for any of the violations Module 17 - 16