Elogs vs EOBR vs AOBRD What do you use and how does it work?

For all of the years I have driven since elogs and EOBR's have come out I would have agreed with you, I personally don't seem to have much of a problem with paper logs.

I think that a lot of that is because out there as an O/O I am the person that takes ALL the responsibility for what I have recorded, so I make sure to dot the i's and cross the t's.

However as a fleet owner, there comes a point in time, esp, with the CSA's point system, that form and manner seem to become more important than not tearing any thing up, at least in the DOT's eyes.

Because it is difficult (sarcasm) for me to be in a dozen trucks at once holding everyone's hand and planning their day, it is simply more proficient and "bulletproof" if you will, to go this route.

Not to mention, I know full well what it is like when you are in a ton of traffic, maybe oversize, trying to find a drop point in a location that was never intended for a combo our size.

The last thing the driver needs at that point in time is a dispatcher calling to find out where he is at, or if he has dropped.

For myself in the office, it would be a very nice tool to be able to see at the click of a button, where my truck is at, how many hours he has left on the day, or the week, and does that driver have the time left to make a pickup or del. without me having to guess on their whereabouts.

I do realize that this is not the OLD SCHOOL, OUTLAW, way that every driver with 5 years under his belt thinks they are part of, but in the future it could EASILY become the difference of whether a company stays in business or not, which in turn, dictates whether said driver has a job, or not.

If/When you wind up with this kind of responsibility under your belt,,,,,,, your views on the subject, WILL CHANGE.


Stan

 

Hey Rick, right now they stop at the TS and send the BOL's in by fax, I myself looked into transflo at one time but it seemed that 1 out of 3 places I went, it was down.

I guess the bigger thing is the wasted time, if you are already parked at a drop unloaded it would take two minutes to scan the PW in the truck and it's done. Also, this allows me to scan there next P/U and get it to them.

Just seems as thou as much as you want to just stop at a TS and run in and run out, it always wastes more time then you thought.

Also with the scanner in the truck, after you park at nite, and are winding down, I think it would be real convenient to send all your PW and logs for the day at one shot and then that driver can relax knowing everything is taken care of, but that maybe is just me?