My biggest thing is u only have 3hrs to screw around loading, unloading,breaks etc till u start losing drive time. Whole system just causes a rushed driver which causes accidents in my opinion

You no longer have to show a half hour break as long as you have 30 of non driving time. It’ll reset your 8 hrs

Man this is priceless info.Just getting into the business and I am still soaking up the knowledge you have blessed us with.Even info that’s in a year old video helps me “today”.So thank you for that!

Back in the days, we had to show 15 minutes ON DUTY if whatever we were doing took 7 minutes or more. Now that we got E-logs, I use that same criteria. My fueling, Pre trips, and everything in between, I log it at around 7-9 minutes just to save those few minutes. I don't understand why most drivers feel the need to log everything at 15 minutes on ON DUTY, you're wasting precious time. Dozens of DOT Inspections and never ever been questioned about it. Work smarter, not harder. Great video man!

No DOT officer I've had contact with has done more than glance at the Elogs. Never ever spent the time to digest what he's looking at. Log minimum time for everything. Taking a piss takes about a minute...off duty. All dock time off duty. It all adds up

I a CDL class A diver need a good paying job myself... i am OTR flatbed driver got few months in as all right now.. been getting my winter experience up in east Chicago Illinois down all round ohio and PA... all making paper for the family.... getting closer to 1 year in... learning everyday... ty

This is good info, we used to call it (on paper logs) shaving hours with minutes everyday.. it does add up!

I use yard move every day to complete my thirty minute break. Think about it, you can drive fourteen hours a day under 20 mph in YM. The minute you enter public roadways you are now considered to be on duty driving.

Bottomline, as stated. "If I'm not making $$$, I'm not on the clock". CYA, common sense stuff guys. Mizer for the WIN !!!

I've been out if the game for awhile, just getting back into it and the clock have been beating me bad thanks to this video im back into the swing of thing's.

Always was curious on this subject. I have never had to use logs locally. Thanks for the knowledge!

I totally agree with a lot of what you're saying here. Sometimes, it happens quicker, and I deal with that on a case-by-case basis, but, quite often, you're gonna be sitting at a shipper or a receiver for at least two hours. But on the average case I'll show 15 minutes. Checking in and I'll show 15 minutes before I leave taking care of paperwork business and, like you say, sit around long enough to knock at least a couple of hours off your sleeper time. Basically, it's all about using your head and, like you say, maximizing your on duty time. And if you split your sleeper time just right, you never have to show a thirty minute break anymore.

Didn’t know you worked for Josh, I learned a lot from him getting started and setting up my own authority.

Makes sense. Definitely agree on maximizing time. Going to do this more often.

Just use my On Duty when I do pre-trip got a plenty of inspection never have problem. And it save a lot time for me.

Learning ALOT on your channel! Genuinely appreciate your info!

Only issue I have with a short pre trip inspection (under 15 to 30 min) is in case of a serious accident. In that case a good lawyer could argue that a proper inspection didn't take place causing the incident and therefore try and place blame on me and my company. I get thats a far stretch but still possible. Regardless your videos are really helpful man! Thanks for the content !

Thank You for sharing.Time is money calling is what I also like to do.And sometimes you will have to call early to find out where the load is going to be received.They may not know your coming today.And if you have an unmarked jobsite you have to run up and down the street asking for directions if the main office is closed for lunch.Well you may not always be able to charge that back.Don't get frusrated keep your head,and ask the shipper before you go.Where exactly the site is in the construction site world.I have been learning these tricks online mostly.But your time is money.That is why you are doing this job.

Thank you for this, been on the road for 2 weeks and this helped alot.

Also. New HOS update as of Sept 29 2020. 30min of on duty not driving time counts as your 30 min break and will reset your 8hr until break clock. There is no need to stop for 30min off duty anymore when you can knock that 30 out at shipper/Receiver. Even if you are actually working. Dot don’t know if it took 40 minutes to load or if it took 10 and you sat waiting for 30 that you just left on duty logged.

Occasionally you may need more time at the end of your 70 hours to make a trip or finish one. What you can do is edit your log, preferably at the beginning of that week and show you were off duty instead of on duty not driving. Notate as a correction. Ive never had a problem doing that except with my own conviction. Gotta do what you gotta do. Even when i was doing paper logs one dot told me what he wanted to see but do what i have to do aslong as he saw what he wanted to see.

I never thought about it like that. If I log on duty 1min. Vs 15min. That's will stay on my shift clock If I log 1min shipper .go off duty 2hrs. I can do 8hr Sleeper vs 10hr. If I fuel log 1min. Go off duty. I'm basically keeping shift up hrs and it will keep replenishing my drive clock vs running out Thanks my guy for the info.

All of this "should" be common sense! But that's the sad thing about this industry... Sense is not so common anymore... It's not cheatin if u ask me! But it all comes from experience. No harm, no foul, just good ol seasoned experience. You speak good words of advice my friend! I'm in! SUBSCRIBE ✅️

Fair Point. I've not seen specs on pre-trip time requirements.

GREAT INFO, Priceless! its good to know there are ways to stay a head of the game!

I'm always Loaded by shipper or Unlocked by consignee while off duty with a few minutes on duty to open and close the doors and update my log info

I really prefer loose leaf paper logs or perhaps running 3 books. I call that never stoppin and keep on trucking, WOOP WOOP!

How can I aquire my speed data from transflo??? I got issued a tix I can beat but the job won't give me the data because I had already put in 2 wk notice smh?

Good one

Also if you're waiting to load or unl show sleeper berth for your waiting time. That helps tremendously.

Like an old coach told me. If your not cheating (nothing major, just bend the rules in your favor). Your not trying to win.

How do you write for off duty on the daily log for Saturday and Sunday? I work only M to F. Do I draw a straight line across the board or write down OFF DUTY? Thanks

You dont have to log your time waiting at a customer as on duty, you can log it as sleeper time, you just cant log it as off duty time because off duty means that your'e free to go and do whatever you want to, which youre not when you're getting loaded or unloaded.

Great video Mizer... 💯🤘🏼💯

I always get in trouble for getting load/unload off duty, disconnect from the trailer boys n girls take 2 mins to drop landing gear and air lines then pull fwd and go off duty totally legal frowned upon yes but legal.

Great info bro! Glad I found this video, I’m def taking away some of these tips to maximize on my time.

You don't need to log on duty for loading/unloading unless you're a local driver and asked/required to unload your freight. Otr drivers aren't required to load/unload so no time needs to be wasted on duty line

I'm not certain what ELD you use but mine doesn't work that way. Once I start my 14 hour day the clock keeps running, if I'm ON-Duty, Driving, Personal Use or On Break. If I go Off Duty, the available hours still count down until they reset after 10 hours of Off Duty time. If I go back On Duty before the 10 hour reset I can only drive the unused portion of my original duty time or drive time which ever is less.

V.I. are a constant. If you smell coolant driving down the road do you forget it because it's not during your inspection time. Your pre trip and post trip Can be flagged. If the DOT says Different, ask him if you have his permission to lie on your log. If you do your vehicle inspection in the middle of the day log it as such. Dont lie and falsify your log. I always log my VIs when I fuel. Because that's when I do them. And remember your always doing an inspection on your truck especially as driving down the road, when you look out your mirror and you see a tire bulging more on one axle than another axle. You check it correct. Well that was because of a visually inspection of your mirrors log it as such. If it takes less than 7 min. You dont need to log time but it still needs flagged. Oh well once again good topic. Cooltruckin out

I’m no trucker but having to be on the clock dead heading has always blown my mind . Especially these RV guys . Not making money , why be on a clock .

I miss receiving time a lot mostly gotta sleep right there and wait til 9 am the next day then wait for their meetings are over before they start checking me in

New guy here wanting to start hot shots. If my only vehicle is my truck do I have to log anything at all on my off duty days or nights when I’m going to the grocery store, kid’s baseball games,etc?

I'm curious, I don't really understand about the pre-trip,. I log on sign on for my pre-trip and then I sit and wait for 15 minutes, because I've already checked everything, and then at 15 minutes I pull off. Are you telling me that all I have to do is plug in on duty / pre-trip and I can go ahead and leave because I've already checked everything?

Can you go off duty while waiting to be loaded say it takes 3hrs? I believe DOT wants you to put yourself down as on duty. Yes of course i agree its a waste of time for owner operators but for company drivers they have no choice.

Being frugal with On-Duty time is good advice but cutting your 10 short without logging it is bad advice.

Great presentation dude TY

I loved the old paper logs, great video

What about hauling cars? Are you on or off duty when searching and finding then loading and unloading the cars?

Great video sir, got a question tho. After taking your 10 can you go on pc before doing a pre-trip or do you have to to do a pre-trip prior to taking pc?

I showing 5 min for Pre trip.and none for post trip. I don’t show anything for loading and unloading. Fuel stop is 5 min for me.

What if I get into an accident and now the judge is doing hard work to look into my eld??

Thank you sir for your straight forward advice

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Can you work 2 different companies and surpass the 70hr rule without DOT knowing?

If I log Off Duty at the shipper or receiver for loading or unloading, does my 14 shift time still decrease even if I’m log Off Duty?? Or does it pause?

Does the fmcsa check your logs for the whole year or do they go back the last few months ?

Amazing video,time is money

Dot book doesn't required or specify an amount of time you need to log pre/post trip inspections.

So if I take a2hr break durring my 11hr drive shift, that 2 hrs will count towards the 10hr break???

Bruh i dont log in until after the pre trip and once im ready to hook then i log in put my status on yard loading and doesnt count as drive time unless you drive above 20mph. When you get to your location before you drop as soon as i get there boom same thing you also can go off line and drive below 4mph

What if you drive while you’re off duty still gonna shows up for DOT let’s say you’re hours done your in sleeper birth and you drive 10 mils to next rest area but the ELD didn’t turn to driving while driving like stayed in off duty still you gonna getting trouble with DOT ??

$20 got me out of Miami on a Friday afternoon to get the forklift operator to say a extra hour past closing

I got a honest question. I’ve never used e log before. I quit driving 10 years ago and I always used loose leaf paper logs So let’s say I take 6 hours to get somewhere that should have only taken 3. Traffic accident, weather, or whatever, caused me to take 6 hours. On paper log I could log 3 hours driving and go off duty to save that extra 3 hours I spent. And it was perfectly fine to do because mathematically it shoulda only taken 3 hours. But with E logs there’s nothing I can do about it ? I’m thinking about going back to trucking but man those e logs worry me. I feel like I won’t be able to get anything done 🤦‍♂️

My biggest issue right now is the weather I’m local have clc lodging so basically day one run stop at the motel closes to day two , it’s been a headache running 60 miles on chain and usually gotta do it twice in the day because of all the passes

That's how I run my clock. Not hard. I be on point with time

Can you go off duty or sleeper when loading or unloading?

What type of logging device do you use? I need to start looking into these. Thanks for all the info 👍

Great video but let me get this straight. If your waiting to be loaded or unloaded you can claim off duty?

He said ,YOUR NOT A SLAVE, BUT THEN GOES OFF THE HANDEL AND CALLS US STUPID IF WE WAST "ONE MINUTE"

You’re a great teacher

Can you reset your week at any point during your duty cycle and count as a new week?

Its hard to imagine any OTR driver thats not already doing this. It only takes about a month of driving to figure this out on your own. Common sense really. But good video for all the new drivers out there.

Using the 7/3 or 8/2 split really helps

Everytime I go off duty while loading or unloading it tells me to rest for at least 2 hours before I go back in duty. Most of the time it never takes that long. And that time is added to on duty time. How can I fix that?

I’m asking because ill be going back to part on 3/9/22 and I need to kind of refresh my memory with the part logs 🤦🏽‍♂️.What would I say to DOT when they ask the reason for being off duty?. I get the part where I can just put let say 15 min on duty to save time at the shipper. Also how do I split sleeper birth and off duty?. Thanks in advance.

This channel is better than hotshot Dave this guy has done both cars and freight

Man 2 companies I was leased to before would edit my logs to give me plenty of driving time. Not sure how they did it but I’d sure like to know.

Quick Cost per mile question. I am starting to haul i already have a truck that i have been paying on that will be paid off in 2 years. Would i figure that payment in my cost per mile or no since i am going to have the payment regardless of what i do?

Sorry buddy this has nothing to do with this video. I love all the advice you give for us beginners. I have a question for you, I’m stuck man I have a lifted Ford king ranch dually and bigger aftermarket tires my 35 plus 5 gator trailer is getting build. I’m sure I would have enough clearance between the bed and the trailer. Just want to know for the long run is this safe and should I got back stock?

Ive never logged fueling lol

Another top notch video, Load Mizer. Maybe more accurate to say- “How not to cheat yourself on your logs, legally”, but your title will actually be searched by people I’m sure, mine would not and that’s why you make videos and I don’t. I appreciate the education and knowledge that you share with your viewers, I don’t have time for anything else when I get time to watch YT. It’s kind of the point of this video, time is money and I am trying to absorb knowledge about this industry, I have been in transportation 20 years, but not this side ever, It’s like with you and hauling livestock from your “shooting the bull” live video, if/when I do get into a niche in the hotshot industry, I want to be the best at it, prepared, and conquer it because I will hate it if I don’t and there is so much information on here, some much better then others, there is time to learn. And what a monumental waste of money that would be to just jump in uninformed and underprepared. I am seeing the difference between the fictional characters and the non fictional players lately on here, thanks for teaching and being a leader in your industry, I don’t comment much, but I do follow along with some of y’all and this is one of my favorite channels and I think you keep good company with some others on here that I have heard you mention, whom I also subscribe to. But who am I, just an opinion from a random stranger really, but your content, character, and channel is appreciated.

Right on Mizer 👍

Believe I saw you rolling east thru the gorge on I-40 in NC yesterday....looked like you had 2 units on.

I SEE YOU SPORTING THAT "DOWDEN TRANSPORT" CAP👀👌

I just wonders what happens if you accidentally hit the send data button to fmcsa

I’m here because I’ll spend all morning getting unloaded then I’ll spend all afternoon getting loaded and tarped. I’ll have 4 hrs to actually run my new load when I could run 7 or 8 hrs. I feel cheated

Thank you!

Can somebody help me out with this I am a new owner operator always have work with companies log book or computer. But now I am driving my own truck and I only drive local within 60 mi radius no more than a hundred for sure do I need to run a log book

Great content

Shut I keep missing being first lol, good video my friend 🤣

Good video next time you do a live video maybe you can bring this subject up again

Another good info Video

Did you stay on duty while they were loading and unloading you when you ran freight?

What about us rv transportation when we don’t have a back haul we can run in off duty ??

Damn time doesnt stop.. i have to wait for long hours n by the time in ready i barely have enough time to get to my destination

Man but what about the definition of on duty time in the regs? “All time spent maintaining the truck”. Sounds like putting def or wiper fluid in it is maintains it.

What eld do you use?

Everything is all good. Right up until someone runs a red light and you involved in a fatality. Then you are going to learn real quick these shortcuts are going to bite you. Accident investigators are way smarter than you give them credit for. There is no legal way to cheat a log. You are either in compliance or in violation.

Real talk!

Feel the same way!