A work or driving-time record can identify a question for review, but it does not independently establish fatigue, a rule violation, responsibility, or a claim outcome.

Identify the time record and its source

  • Driver, carrier, vehicle, route, date, time zone, event time, and the source of each time entry
  • Electronic logging, dispatch, trip, fuel, toll, inspection, delivery, communication, or other record kept as a separate source
  • Whether an entry is complete, missing, amended, estimated, or from a different clock or reporting system
  • A calculation, assumption, or recollection clearly separated from the original record

Keep the regulation question separate

Federal hours-of-service regulations address duty-status and time limits for many commercial-motor-vehicle operations. Whether a provision applies depends on the operation, vehicle, driver, date, record, exceptions, and other facts.

Questions arising from a commercial-vehicle crash may be considered in a North Carolina trucking-accident claim, which requires a fact-specific review.

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