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Posted: 5 years, 5 months ago
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Duty hour log book cheating?
After reading the ~87 page, "so you want to be a truck driver" mini-book, I was curious about the discussion of shutting down per the rules versus driving an extra hour or so to make a drop and 'fudging' the books. I'm not looking to be a total cowboy or anything but, I could see where this might have significant financial impacts.
~30 years ago, I watched my father 'lie' on his logbooks and stay out of service at home until the calendar caught up with him; I have no intention of doing that as I found it pretty reckless to drive that way even though he had multiple awards for the most miles driven with 'no accidents'.
With electronics logbooks, is this even possible today without running into immediate fines and other trouble? Then there is GPS tracking, cameras, RFID, weight scales (and associated electronic tracking), etc. to consider.
How do you balance 'on duty' hour limits with the realities of earning a living and being close to a destination?
TIA, Sid