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Interstate Truck Driver’s Guide to Hours of Service
What Must the Log Include?
The regulations do not say what the log form must look like. However, it must include a 24-hour
graph grid, which is shown in the regulations, and the following information on each page:
MID- TOTAL
NIGHT
11 01 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 NOON 11 01 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 HOURS
MID-
NIGHT
11 01 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 NOON 11 01 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
DRIVER’S DAILY LOG
(ONE CALENDAR DAY - 24 HOURS)
(MONTH) (DAY) (YEAR) (TOTAL MILES DRIVING TODAY)
I certify these entries are true and correct:
VEHICLE NUMBERS - (SHOW EACH UNIT)
(NAME OF CARRIER OR CARRIERS) (DRIVER’S SIGNATURE IN FULL)
(MAIN OFFICE ADDRESS) (NAME OF CO-DRIVER)
ORIGINAL - Submit to carrier within 13 days
DUPLICATE - Driver retains possession for eight days
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
1: OFF DUTY
2: SLEEPER
BERTH
3: DRIVING
4: ON DUTY
(NOT DRIVING)
REMARKS
Pro or Shipping No.
Date
Name of
carrier
Main office
address
24-hour
period
starting
time
Total miles
driving today
Shipping document number(s),
or name of shipper and commodity
Remarks
Truck or tractor
and trailer number
Driver’s
signature/
certification
Name of
co-driver
Total
hours
• Date. You must write down the
month, day, and year for the
beginning of each 24-hour period.
(Multiple consecutive days off
duty may be combined on one log
page, with an explanation in the
“Remarks.”)
• Total miles driving today. You
must write down the total number
of miles you drove during the
24-hour period.
• Truck or tractor and trailer number. You must write down either the vehicle number(s)
assigned by your company, or the license number and licensing State for each truck (and trailer,
if any) you drove during the 24-hour period.
• Name of carrier. You must write down the name of the motor carrier(s) you are working for.
If you work for more than one carrier in a 24-hour period, you must list the times you started
and nished work for each carrier.
• Main ofce address. You must write down your carrier’s main ofce address. The city and
State are sufcient.
• Your signature. You must certify that all of your entries are true and correct by signing your
log with your legal name or name of record.
• Name of co-driver. You must write down the name of your co-driver, if you have one.
• Time base to be used. You must use the time zone in effect at your home terminal. Even if
you cross other time zones, record time as it is at your terminal. All drivers operating out of
your home terminal must use the same starting time for the 24-hour period, as designated by
your employer.
• Remarks. This is the area where you must list the city, town, or village, and State abbreviation
when a change of duty status occurs. You should also explain any unusual circumstances
or log entries that may be unclear when reviewed later, such as encountering adverse driving
conditions.
• Total hours. You must add and write down the total hours for each duty status at the right side
of the grid. The total of the entries must equal 24 hours (unless you are using one page to reect
several consecutive days off duty).
• Shipping document number(s), or name of shipper and commodity. For each shipment, you
must write down a shipping document number (such as a shipping manifest number) or the
name of the shipper and what you are hauling.