Duty Logs | CTAC Trucking Glossary

TOPIC 16 · Duty Logs

Read Duty and Driving Records

ELD duty statuses, special driving categories, and edits serve different purposes; an annotation cannot erase automatic driving time. Follow a driver reviewing yesterday's record and an unassigned movement.

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YESTERDAY'S LOG REVIEW

Whose movement is this?

Before departure you review yesterday's ELD. The carrier asks you to examine an unassigned movement and confirm your duty statuses.

READ STATUS · MORE THAN MOVEMENT

Duty depends on the actual activity

Your loading wait appears as On-duty 值勤. Off-duty 非值勤 depends on being relieved of work. Sleeper Berth 卧铺时间 is a separate conditional status; a parked vehicle alone does not establish it.

SPECIAL MOVES · CHECK ELIGIBILITY

Personal use differs from a yard move

Two special categories appear: Personal Conveyance 个人用车移动 requires qualifying off-duty personal use and carrier authorization. Yard Move 场内移车 is a qualifying yard movement recorded as on-duty not driving. An Unassigned Driving 未分配驾驶 event should be claimed or explained based on facts, not assigned merely to clear a list.

The office asks

“Were you driving this truck at that time?”

那个时间是你在驾驶这辆车吗？

DISCREPANCY · EXPLAIN AND CERTIFY

An annotation does not erase driving

Use an allowed Log Edit 日志更正 and factual Annotation 日志注释 when appropriate. The original remains and automatic driving time cannot be shortened by an edit. A missed PC or YM selection may be annotated, not retroactively reclassified from automatic driving. Review and complete Log Certification 日志确认; an ELD Malfunction ELD 故障 calls for the applicable reporting and alternative-record procedure.

Reference: FMCSA · Using ELDs

Reference: FMCSA · Missed special-category selection

Check your understanding

ONE QUICK QUESTION

A driver forgot to select Personal Conveyance before yesterday's drive. Can the automatic driving event simply be changed to PC today?

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Duty statuses

Separate ordinary statuses from special moves.

On-duty值勤CORE

Status for time spent working or otherwise on duty.

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Off-duty非值勤CORE

Status when relieved of work and responsibility.

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Sleeper Berth卧铺时间CORE

Recorded status for rest in a qualifying sleeper berth.

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Personal Conveyance个人用车移动CORE

Special category for qualifying off-duty personal driving.

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Yard Move场内移车CORE

Special ELD category for qualifying yard driving.

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Duty Status值勤状态

The category recorded for each period: Off Duty, Sleeper Berth, Driving, or On Duty, Not Driving. Record the actual activity and responsibilities. An electronic logging device (ELD) does not decide every waiting, loading, or rest period for the driver.

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Review and correct

Review unassigned events, annotations, and certification.

Unassigned Driving未分配驾驶CORE

ELD driving time not yet attributed to a driver.

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Log Edit日志更正

Correction to an editable ELD record.

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Annotation日志注释

Explanation attached to a log event or edit.

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Log Certification日志确认

Driver's certification of duty-record accuracy.

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ELD MalfunctionELD 故障

A failure of required electronic logging functions.

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ELD电子记录仪

An electronic device used to record driver duty status. Federal rules generally require ELDs for drivers who must keep records of duty status (RODS), subject to exceptions.

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HOS Hours of Service行车时限

Federal rules governing commercial drivers’ driving, duty time, and rest (49 CFR Part 395). Under the general property-carrier rules, 10 consecutive hours off duty permit up to 11 hours of driving within a 14-hour window after coming on duty.

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