Hi there smart drivers, Rick with Smart Drive Test
talking to you today about basic rules
for keeping a log book in the United
States of America. I would like to thank
Eugene Ryazanov and I would like
to thank Hobble Hill for pointing out
the erroneous information in the
original video and allowing me to bring
you the best information possible. So
without further ado, the basic
information for keeping a log book in
the United States of America you have to
drive and work within a 14-hour window.
You're allowed to drive a maximum of
eleven hours, and you have to have a 10
consecutive hour break off in the United
States of America. As well, during your
workday from the last off-duty sleeper
berth period of your 10 consecutive
hours, you have to have a half-hour break
at the eight hour mark. So for example, if
you come on duty eight o'clock in the
morning, you have to have a break at or
before four o'clock in the afternoon. So
we're gonna give you more details about
CDL logbooks. Stick around, we'll be right back
with that information.
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my drivers Rick with smart drive test
talking to you today about the basic
rules of keeping a log book in the
United States this is for CDL drivers
commercial drivers who are operating a
truck or bus in the united states of
america is an American driver or
Canadian operating into the u.s. running
across the border
you need to know the American rules
because the hours that you can drive are
less than what they are in canada and
the off-duty time the consecutive
off-duty time is more so in the United
States you have to have your workday
within a 14-hour window not that kind of
window a 14-hour window from the time
that you start in the morning until the
time that you take your 10 consecutive
hours off-duty has to be 14 hours so if
you start the eight o'clock in the
morning you have to finish by ten
o'clock at night you cannot drive after
ten o'clock tonight you can work after
that but you can't drive so you're
14-hour window has to be your 11 hours
of driving time you're allowed a maximum
of eleven hours of driving time in the
united states of america and at the
eight hour mark from your last off-duty
time you have to take a 30-minute break
so for example if you start driving at
eight o'clock in the morning you have to
take a 30-minute break at or before four
o'clock in the afternoon and as well you
have to have 10 consecutive hours
off-duty so for example if you are off
duty at eight o'clock at night
you cannot drive again until 6am the
next morning you have to 10 hours
off-duty consecutive and if you're
running sleeper berth you can run 70
hours in eight days in the united states
that is your work cycle now the two
lines on your logbook that make up the
work cycle our line 3 and 4 which are
you driving time and you're on duty not
driving so know your work cycle as well
if you're running a day cab in the
United States most of the time the
company is not going to be running 24 7
and if the company is not running 24 7
and you're running 60 hours in seven
days
those are the basic rules for logbook in
the united states of america and make
sure that you know the basic rules
before you start applying the exemptions
those other rules that apply to log
bridge in the United States because
there are some exemptions and there are
some differences between map miles and
air miles and i would get the
fundamentals of logbooks underneath your
belt before you start applying those
exemptions as well if you're keeping
electronic logbook as you will most
likely in this day and age because it's
very unlikely the most companies are
running paper log it's just too much
work for the administration so they're
running electronic logs know as well
that you need to keep supporting
documentation if you get pulled into the
way scale the d-o-t the cbse the MTO in
ontario and other jurisdictions whoever
are the diesel bears as we call them in
the trucking industry are going to be
looking at supporting documentation that
the sorting documentation supports what
you have put down on your log sheet
whether it's electronic log sheet where
that's paper log sheet so for example if
you got fuel at ten o'clock in the
morning that receipt for fuel has a date
and time stamp on it and that date and
time stamp on it on the fuel receipt
also has to match up on your logbook so
make sure that you are on duty not
driving line for and yet you put fuel in
the truck and that's the notation that
you put in your log book ten o'clock in
the morning if you have a fuel receipt
that also has that so if you're running
log books make sure that you're
supporting documentation lines up with
what's on your logbook and lines up
exactly
and on that note I did have cbse officer
here in the province of British Columbia
who said that hit he also like to see
receipts for cups of coffee I mean you
don't have to give that to the diesel
bears but it does support that your log
book is in fact the true and to end
filled out to the best of your ability
because it is a legal document and if
there is a crash they will use your
logbook to investigate that crash so
make sure that you fill it out to the
best of your ability as well if you're
running for a company that doesn't
operate 24 7 you can only run 60 hours
in 17
even if you're working for a company
that does in fact operate 24 7 you can
operate 770 hours in eight days and as
well you have to hand your logbook in
the united states in your company every
13 days now just on that note of handing
in log sheet most companies just for
purposes of logistics and getting paid
and accounting and those types of things
they want you and your paperwork in the
end of every trip so you'll do that
especially for the bigger companies get
paid and you get paid and you know the
cash flow and whatnot so but it legally
you have to handle large sheet into the
company every 13 days as well for
whatever cycle that you're operating on
you have to have that number of log
sheet in the vehicle with you so if
you're running 50 hours and seven days
you have to have seven days of large
sheet in the truck with you or the box
and if you're running 70 hours and days
you have to have eight days a large
sheet in the vehicle
most large sheets if you're running a
paper log sheet
ah the booklet come with 31 days so most
drivers just keep the month with them
but most of you as i said before we'll
be running electronic logbook so you're
going to have the required number of
days with you in the vehicle
you only have to keep the supporting
documentation for the current trip that
you're on you don't have to have
supporting documentation for previous
trips supporting documentation if they
wanted for previous trips are going to
go back to the company and request that
from the company so those are the basic
rules in the United States
quick review of basic logbook rules in
the united states of america you're
allowed to drive a maximum of eleven
hours in your 14-hour window so your
workday has to occur within a 14-hour
window so therefore if you start working
eight o'clock in the morning you can't
drive after ten o'clock night let me
tell you probably don't want to drive
anyway because you're going to be pretty
beat up as well during coming on duty
eight hours of working you have to take
a break from your lap on duty cycle so
therefore if you start working eight
o'clock in the morning you have to take
a 30-minute break at or before the four
o'clock in the afternoon as well you
have to have 10 consecutive hours
off-duty between work cycle so you have
a work period 10 consecutive hours
off-duty another worker ten consecutive
hours off-duty and so on and so forth
there are two work cycles in the united
states of america and line 3 in line for
driving and on duty not driving make up
the number of hours that calculate you
use to calculate your work cycle so the
to work cycles are 60 hours and seven
days which is a company that doesn't
operate 24 7 which is not likely but 60
hours and seven days if you're running a
day cap and the other work cycle is 70
hours in eight days and company runs 24
7 and most of the time I'm just going to
tell you this that drivers get into
trouble because they violate the work
cycle so keep track of that and there's
another video up here on the channel
have a look at that and figure out how
to calculate work cycle if you're not
using an electronic log and are using
log sheet as well you gotta hand in log
sheets every 13 days minimum to your
company most companies will want them
after every trip just for purposes of
accounting and getting paid in those
sorts of things and finally you only
have to keep supporting documentation in
the vehicle for the current trip if they
want the supporting documentation
they'll go to your company to get that
some of the basic rules in the united
states ? drivers have you ever had a
logbook violation in the United States
what was that log book violation for
leave a comment down in the comment
section they're all that helps of the
new drivers working towards getting your
CDL license and starting their career as
a truck or bus driver I Rick with smart
drive test thanks very much for watching
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check out all the video here on the
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getting your license or starting a
career as a truck or bus driver lot of
great information here as well head over
website lot of great information over
there and you can purchase the American
logbook course over there there's also a
free log course that you can try out and
if you like that then you can purchase
the full course for full course has all
the videos and it has multiple choice
questions and two great exercises that
will help you to learn how to fill out a
log sheet correctly
thank you for watching good luck on your
road test remember pick the best answer
not necessarily the right answer
have a great day that you don't hear the
vehicle with parking brake before you
know about you but I'm not going to do
that
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