www.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/news/news-releases/2013/fmcsa-46-13.aspx
Just sat this on the FMCSA site. What do you think? You would have to fill it out if violations were found. I like it.
How would you feel about not having to fill out a DVIR everyday?
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by scythe08, Aug 1, 2013.
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Well with elog you dont need paper, just tap a few keys. However, it wont stop me from doing a walk around on my truck at the start and end of my driving shift. Nor every time I come back to my truck after it being out of my sight. People mess with trucks, I will not be caught with my pants down in that reguard.
It's better to check and be safe than to not check and be down all day. -
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I don't fill them out until the end of the day, so that if anything breaks I can mark it at the end and take it into the service department.
(Anything serious gets fixed ASAP. I've never had any problems bad enough for a roadside call other than flats.)
But yeah I've memorized it. 12 check marks for the trailer, 33 for the tractor and four N/A's (not applicable) between the two.
Yadda, yadda, yadda, final odo reading, subtract from start & sign. NEXT! -
Indeed. Just because you flagged the inspections on your log doesn't mean you have filed the correct paperwork. Current regs also require an inspection form to be filled out. Most companies with paper logs have this at the bottom of the log book page but if they don't you should get a separate booklet to fill out and turn in each inspection with your log book pages. This is a good move on the FMCSA's part finally. I always wondered why you had to fill out a paper just to say nothing was wrong.
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Could have pros and cons, probably more pros. I remember way back when I started on paper logs, writing down the defects for weeks on end and no one ever seemed to read those or care, certainly they never seemed to enter into the system when the company truck was in the shop and I explicitly wrote on the 'fix it' sheet the same concerns I wrote every day on the DVIR.
So I think it could be a good thing, a truck showing a DVIR is one that has something wrong, won't get lost in the shuffle of good DVIRs. Currently on the Elogs I use now, I don't think there is a way to show a defect on the macro, the system will not accept anything but a passing DVIR. -
I don't have to do one as it is......
Boardhauler Thanks this. -
One column is for the driver to check and one is for a mechanic to note any repairs, but if I D/H 3 or more trailers in a day (and I inspect all of them) I just use both columns and the margin. Also on occasion I will slip-seat a ride. So I use the "M" (mechanic) column for the 2nd truck.
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