E-LOGS

Like I said, There's no freedom in trucking.

 

BTW, "land of the free" my rear end.
Yeah, we live in an age here where we all gotta give up on our freedom in the name of "safety"... not only in trucking but in everything else.

 

Here you go and you don't need to spend thousand $$$$$.

Only $3.99 to download the app on your Iphone and if you want 6 months of storage, it's on;y $21.00 a year. By the way, your logs can be emailed to your carrier or he can have access to the storage locker for which you pay $21.00 a year.


http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/drivers-daily-logbook/id405196405?mt=8

 

I am not sure the app will qualify to replace the EOBR. If so, it would be much less expensive. I think the app only records the time and data you put in it.

 

The carriers aren't in the decision loop - Werner got there by rampant log falsification. The NTSB has been advocating this for years after investigating many accidents taking not only the lives of truckers, but the general public as well. They have powerful members of congress in support. Most of the rest of the carriers who have gone this route in the last couple of years did so to ensure that they wouldn't have a problem with compliance in the fatigue basic of CSA.

The highways have gotten more crowded with amateur drivers, making them a much more dangerous place. As the margin for error has decreased, the number of truck involved accidents has brought the attention of the general public, attorneys, regulators and congress to bear upon us. Times change.

We made our choice a long time ago with creative logging, loose-leaf logbooks and maintaining multiple log books. Its simple... the rest of the driving world has had enough. However, I do agree with you. Small businesses and owner ops who want to go cheap on this should have that choice - the choice of pulling into every weigh station on the roads, and having their log books scrutinized 3 or 4 times a day. Frankly, elogs are great - the bears want nothing to do with a truck equipped with them, leaving more time for them to write YOU up. Much thanks for keeping me out of their sights!

Of course not... this is "a highly regulated industry."

Be happy this is all they want. I know an attorney who spent a lot of years going after truckers for causing really bad accidents - ie, ones that her employer could make a lot of bucks off of. Her opinion is that there should be a camera staring at you 24/7 with a live hook-up to dispatch, a squawk box to yell at you with, and a way for them to turn the truck off when you nod off.

It could be worse...

 

It works in conjunction with the GPS app on the phone.


Read more here, contact CayCan if you would like more info.

http://www.driverslogbook.ca/

 

Canadian Federal Hours of Service (SOR-2005-313) and US DOT valid Electronic Drivers Daily Logbook! Take the stress away from filling out a paper logbook. This app will ensure compliance with all the legal requirements and you don't have to even know all the rules. At an introductory pricing of $3.99 one time fee, it's cheaper than buying one months of paper logbooks from a truckstop.

SIMPLE ENTRY
Press on the duty status you are switching to, and the GPS chip inside automatically grabs your location for you (iPhone ONLY! iPod Touch does not have GPS). If you're driving it will ask for a unit number and an odometer reading.

STRAIGHT GRAPHS
Updates to your duty status are immediately reflected on the duty status graph. Straight lines, without a ruler!

PRINT SUPPORT
Full support for Apples "AirPrint". You can send your logbooks directly to a supported wireless printer. No computer or cables required!

QUICK LOOK
The home screen shows you how many hours that you are legally allowed to continue driving or working. With full compliance for Canada's Cycle 1 + 2, 10 hour off duty requirement, 13 hour driving rule (work day and work shift) and the 14 hour on duty rule. Take the guess work away, and the app will keep you in compliance.

ONLINE AUDITS
An in-app purchase of $1.99/month will allow the application to sync with our website. With this service, you can send your logbooks to the DOT's laptops for easy full screen viewing (as your paper logbook would be, no violations already highlighted). You also get your own access to maintain your record keeping requirements (generally 6 months of logs). ​

 

G/MAN,

You are wasting your time. The fact that miles are way up while crash numbers are down doesn't matter to anyone arguing for eobr's. They are giving all kinds of excuses, but the main theme being shown here is "If I have to use them, then everyone should.

This society is becoming more selfish every day. The general attitude of this country on everything has become "If it doesn't hurt me, then screw you".

 

Thanks for the info, Prairie Boy. You would still need to buy an IPhone, but it would be cheaper than some of the prices I have heard on some of the EOBR's. I have no idea what an IPhone costs, but I suppose most of the cell phone people would have them. Until the final rule comes down we don't know what criteria we will need to use.

 

We can't confuse things with the facts, freedhardwoods. If I were someone who bets, I would wager that those who initially proposed these EOBR's have a major financial interest in the manufacture of the EOBR's. I think that it was Schneider who started qualcomm. I don't remember if I mentioned it in a previous post, but CNN had a story on about a week ago that said accidents are as low today as they were since 2005. Of course, that was for all accidents. They cannot justify this for safety. Nor can they justify it for having a "level" playing field. As with most legislation these days, this type of legislation benefit the major players and harm the small businesses.