Logging out and continuing to drive, or

Not logging in to bank hours for later in the day or creating a compliant break period.

Review unassigned driving time to determine which driver it belongs to, if possible.

Add the unassigned driving time to an identified driver’s hours.

Identify those who use unassigned driving time to exceed HOS limits.

Work with your drivers on logging in and out at the appropriate times.

Immediately counsel, retrain, or discipline drivers identified as creating unassigned driving time to hide their true activities.

Misusing a special driving category

Review all uses of the special driving categories (personal use and yard move).

Train all drivers on when the special categories can be used.

Immediately counsel, retrain, or discipline drivers found misusing one of the special driving categories.

Editing previously entered on-duty time to off-duty time to create more hours

Review all edits using supporting documents.

Look for a driver (or a supervisor) who incorrectly changed logged on-duty to off-duty time.

Train on acceptable edits (to correct errors and omissions).

Immediately counsel, retrain, or discipline drivers found using edits to create more available hours.

Logging everything as off duty

Use supporting documents to look for known on-duty activities (inspections, fueling, loading, unloading, etc.).

Identify when there is no on-duty time during the activity.

Emphasize what must be logged on duty during driver training.

Immediately counsel, retrain, or discipline drivers found logging on-duty activities as off-duty.

Using another driver’s log-in credentials

Detect drivers off for the day or no longer with the carrier but shown as moving a vehicle (according to the ELD system).

Immediately counsel, retrain, or discipline drivers found using another driver’s credentials.