EOBR Electronic Logs - Good or Bad

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by SLCTrucker, Apr 13, 2010.

  1. I definitely agree with that. I think that if there's one positive thing about EOBR's being mandated, it's that there very well could be a record of what really goes on out here. The trick to it will be for drivers NOT to "push the sleep button" and then go inside and work.

    My best guess is that eventually, just like EOBR's will end up being mandated, the government or the companies will enact specific rules about procedures at shippers/receivers. Maybe.

    Really, all of this is guesswork and theory, I suppose. Nobody really will know until it actually happens. Even when the government tells us what they'll do, they're such a bunch of #### liars, I need to see things happen before I believe them. ;-(
     
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  3. corneileous

    corneileous Road Train Member

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    Couldnt agree with you more.....

    Yeah, its gonna cause tension, but we have the ability to adapt and make the best of it. So we have to change our ways a little. Its all about time management. It can be done, you just have to make it happen.

    As i said, I cussed'em when I first heard of'em, but it was mainly because of what I had heard. But now, Id rather bash my head against a brick wall than go back to drawin' lines on a piece of paper and makin sure I have everything right when that DOT man asked to see my logs.
     
  4. phroziac

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    how about this scenario:

    I used up exactly all of my 14 hr clock getting home the other day. Got myself on line 1 before pullin up to the fuel island. Fueled (which is fine), parked, and it put me on line 3 for 15 minutes..what the hell?

    i made a correction to line 1, with the comment that i wasnt even in the truck when it claimed i was driving...i was inside cashing a check!!

    i get a response, "need to account for miles first"...the hell? what miles? the 1/8 mile to get the truck parked?

    i dunno, maybe its because i was speeding.. LOL.
     
  5. whodat54321

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    For Prime's implementation of the Qualcomm system, it's not an issue.

    We are allowed 2 miles or 50 mph before we are auto-logged onto line 3.

    There is also a 5th duty status called 'off duty drive'. It's intended use is to allow for driving while bobtail home or to allow for mechanics to move the truck on test drives and not start your 14. If the satellite catches you going too far in that mode, it'll auto nag you to pieces until you change to line 3 or stop.
     
  6. truckerdave1970

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    Hypothetically speaking, in your scenario, what would have happened if, God forbid, you pulled off the fuel pumps and ran over and killed a pedestrian?
    In the eyes of the Law, You were out of hours and therefore fatigued! Guess who possibly goes to jail, loses their license, and gets sued for ALOT of money???
    I don't agree with this but it will be said that you failed to plan ahead adequately.
     
  7. corneileous

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    Thats actually kinda lenient....... Englands system is like less than a mile/above 7miles an hour or whichever comes first.

    There is also a 5th duty status called 'off duty drive'. It's intended use is to allow for driving while bobtail home or to allow for mechanics to move the truck on test drives and not start your 14. If the satellite catches you going too far in that mode, it'll auto nag you to pieces until you change to line 3 or stop.[/QUOTE]

    Wow. We can use line 5 all day long and theres no "nagging"....
     
  8. ironpony

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    Its also illegal if you are driving the tractor for "any business purpose," including bobtailing from home to a location to hook onto an empty. Shouldn't be too hard for FMCSA to catch that in an audit, and since they're out to eliminate the "bad actors"...
     
  9. phroziac

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    First of all, i can drive on line 1 if i send a macro. But heres the problem...night dispatch was really super busy that night, and it would have significantly delayed my getting home to wait for them to officially mark my truck as unloaded...

    Also, i dont like driving home on line 1 because it often contributes to my deadhead to get another load..therefore becoming illegal, ;)

    Seriously though....my old truck never used to be this nitpicky.
     
  10. brsims

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    I never had a problem. I used to deadhead outta Michigan to Pennsylvania all the time, and had the miles added to my next dispatch. As long as you weren't under dispatch at the actual time of driving, I'm pretty sure that you are legal.
     
  11. phroziac

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    not always..i you bobtailed home and return to the same place to get an empty...it doesnt have to be logged since its personal conveyance...
     
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