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Driver Logs
Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.

Each trucker who drives in interstate commerce, is required to keep accurate records as to his/her duty status. Most over the road truckers must do so by keeping a accurate and detailed log or an automatic on-board recording device. For those keeping a log, it must be done by implementing all of the required information on an approved grid. The information which must be recorded, include the following:

1. Date;
2. Total miles driving today;
3. Truck or tractor and trailer number;
4. Name of carrier;
5. Driver's signature/certification;
6. 24-hour period starting time (e.g., midnight, 9:00 a.m., noon, 3:00 p.m.);
7. Main office address;
8. Remarks;
9. Name of co-driver;
10. Total hours (far right edge of grid);
11. Shipping document number(s), or name of shipper and commodity.

Failure to complete the record of duty activities, failure to preserve a record of such duty activities, or making of false reports in connection with such duty activities shall make the driver and/or the carrier liable to prosecution.

It is a detailed analysis of these "logs", and an audit of these logs against other records which may be obtained by a careful and conscientious attorney, which may provide the key to establishing liability in a catastrophic wreck.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations that pertain to driver logs.

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For a full treatment of the topic of brain injury, and recovering adequate compensation for those who have survived such injury, please visit our other pages:

tbilaw.com - a general treatment of all types of brain injury, including severe brain injury and concussion, with a special focus on the legal aspects of recovering full and adequate compensation for such injuries. tbilaw.com has been at the cornerstone of our web advocacy for brain injury since we went online in 1996.

waiting.com - a page designed to assist those with issues regarding coma, especially in the acute phase when the doctors are saying "I just don't know."

vestibulardisorder.com - Addressing vertigo and dizziness resulting from trauma as well as information and resources for vestibular disorders.