DDL

I am not selling here, but only giving many drivers an idea of a program that most companies allow you to use, and the log auditors love it because they do not have to "read" your handwritting.
This is only information for those of you who never heard of it and who likes computers. You keep your logs on a computer, so you just type everything in and you print it out and submit it to your company as long as they accept it! But the nice thing for you is that it will tell you when your 11 & 14 hour is up, it will do your total hours for you & it will do the re-cap for you.
DOT accepts it to, actually they tell you most of the time "ok I don't want to see your log book or they look to make sure you are keeping current. It has saved many drivers time/money. I hope this does not sound like I am selling it, I am only trying to get the drivers to use it so they don't make math errors!
Just another easy tool for paper work on a driver who hates writting (Like me)

 

Yes get a cheap printer and once you get using it you will love it! I can't remember if I stated for owner operators it is great.

If you work for a company you might see if their name is on the list of "Companies that accept DDL" it says that on the right hand side I do believe on the home page. You will have to down load their log format, which you can find beside their name. Just call your log department and ask them on Monday!

 

Good question: Call the DDL number and see what they have to say about that one or maybe another driver does know the answer to it.
Yeah cause coudn't it be possible the ink will freeze? I don't know just guessing here

 

I know they say you can e-mail your logs, but a driver did that one day and it did send his actual log. Now try investigating if you haven't, because the driver that sent them to me was not umm "credit worthy" he was kind of not all there and I don't talk about drivers, but this guy was not "all there" and I hope he has since retired because you guys are much safer on the road without him!

Check into it if you haven't though, you can e-mail.

 

Very true you won't need the printer, you won't need the cord, but be carefull when copying from the program to the log sheet I had a driver who could not copy the stuff correctly and was always turning in HOS log violations and false logs! But if you are careful that is a way to go,but investing in the printer is a better idea so you don't have to fill out the nasty crayon book! l.o.l. The log auditors love it to, again make sure your company will allow it!