Lately drivers have received road-side violations in Wisconsin, for signing their log before the day is over. The actual regulation 395.8 (7) states that drivers must sign their logs; certifying that all entries are true and correct; however, it seems Wisconsin Troopers are enforcing an interpretation of Part 395.8, which states that “the driver must sign the record of duty status after all required entries have been made on the log for the 24 hour period.” The interpretation goes on to say; “if the driver is driving at the end of the 24-hour period, he/she must sign during the next stop; and a driver may also sign the log upon going off duty, if he/she expects to remain off duty until the end of the 24-hour period.”

We tried contesting these violations through the DATA-Q system, but we were over ruled because Wisconsin is standing firm on the interpretation.

Our advice is that drivers DO NOT SIGN their logs until the end of the 24 hour period.

If you receive a violation for not signing your log before the end of the 24-hour period – we want to know!!! We’ll do our best to make certain all States are consistent in this interpretation.