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well they finally nailed me - forced into electronic logs

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by iceman3525, Dec 30, 2011.

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  1. Dec 30, 2011 #1
    iceman3525

    iceman3525 Light Load Member

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    bein forced into a electronic logs trk.. brnd new trk sure have major concerns about bein able to make as much money as i did runnin the way i have been.. actually actively lookin for new job without them..

    there are companies out there who dont use them.. there not mandatory for anyone.. so hopin to find one in the next 30 days anyone know of any i have a few im talkin with so will have to see thnks
     
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  3. Dec 30, 2011 #2
    1nonly

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    Not even going to try elogs? Personally, I don't mind them at all. Anything that requires less paperwork for me is a good thing!
     
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  4. Dec 30, 2011 #3
    iceman3525

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    well being forced into a e logs .. so gave them my 30 day notice basicly told them i will give it 30 days but do not plan on bein here tht long i actually like workin here but as i told them im not sleepin 2 hours from my house whent ht thing says im out of hours never have never willl... so they may get rid of me b4 tht 30 days honestly dont care.. been doin it for over 16 yrs and actually hate it and woudl be glad to be disqualifuied from ever drivin again .. thnks for listenin .. catch u nxt year
     
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  5. Dec 30, 2011 #4
    bubba mark

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    Oh you poor baby. Gonna quit because you are being forced to run legally.
     
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  7. Dec 30, 2011 #5
    Meltom

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    give them a few weeks, if you understand the hours of service and know how to plan a trip they're not going to change things very much. Take your time, ask questions of your safety department/eLog manager and roll with it. They're not as bad as everyone fears.
     
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  8. Dec 30, 2011 #6
    rodzilla

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    I've been on elogs for two weeks. At first I was ready to start lookin too. But, like most things its not that bad when you figure out how it works. If you like where your at is give it a couple of weeks to settle into it. Cause the riality is everybody will be on it in the near future.
     
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  9. Dec 30, 2011 #7
    1026

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    I too was skeptical of elogs. Now I don't want to go back to paper!

    You have to see elogs benefit the driver. They force planners/FM to do their work. These guys are no longer able to pressure you into making up for their mistakes. You can't even call it mistakes, because they know what their doing . They go home every night & are accustomed to having drivers jump through their arses to make them look good delivering impossible loads that have set somewhere longer than being pulled down the road. With paper logs they are few & far between in respecting you. Solely because they know your away from home & need the money.

    You won't take a cut in pay, but you will level the playing field between you and planning/FM + gain a better life on the road getting the rest, opportunity for exercise, and personal time to again be human.

    There are only a FEW basic tricks to elogs. Once you know them, they become everyday habit moving forward.
     
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  10. Dec 30, 2011 #8
    NYSuperTrucker

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    Heaven forbid we run legal these days. :biggrin_25522:
     
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  11. Dec 30, 2011 #9
    American-Trucker

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    why?:biggrin_2554: The laws arent there for safety all they do is limit our income....




    American Trucker
     
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  12. Dec 30, 2011 #10
    Bigarmin88

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    Give it a another year or two it will be mandatory for all trucking companies to have it.World is changing big time and computers are taking over everything!
     
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