If I'm not mistaken, a carrier has to supply a card to explain to LEOs how to do certain things if records are needed to be requisitioned. This won't help the "which line do I use" questions, but it may help answer a few things. But I agree with the previous poster who said a log class is needed here.
Need help with paperless logs!!!!
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'nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself'
Probably this part.
By filling out a log book I am providing documentation that could be used in a criminal case against me, in effect me being a witness against myself.
Yet, if I log correctly and legally such would not be the case except to verify my own truthfulness.
If I have been cooking the books, well, that is another matter.
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A key point in this "incriminating one's self" by using a logbook is being lost here. Trucking is a federally regulated commerce and has laws pertaining to how it is to be operated, if you want to participate in the business. It has absolutely nothing to do with any personal rights being violated.
To the OP, best of luck and the hubby really really should have had a better grasp on how logs work before starting. I know thats a moot statement at this point. Anything he is uncertain about when trying to figure out how to log should be addressed to the compliance (log) person at the company. That's what they are there for and it's their job.Moosetek13 Thanks this. -
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Does any part of you think the corporation Qualcomm is going out if business?? They do more than electric logs. -
The big upside is with email via smart phone for your dispatch you can have a cleaner dispatch that looks something like this:
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Apps like Big Roads and Drivers Daily Logs are just E-Logs, they are not the same as a EOBR like Qualcomm or Peoplenet that tie into the trucks ECM port, starts logging automatically when the truck is moved, and has two way communication with an office back-end for dispatching and verification.
If the Feds will mandate anything it will be EOBR's, not E-Logs (just look at the legislation they already passed for proof of this) as it is just as easy to fake a log using an application like Big Roads or Drivers Daily Logs as it is with a paper log.
E-Logs are just an electronic way of paper logging, not the same thing as an EOBR at all. The Fed's will insure that services like Qualcomm are not going anywhere. -
When it is used to inspect the driver's actions, it can be used as evidence of a violation of a regulation which is not criminal.
These regulations are not enforced by a federal officer which really is only the US marshals technically speaking but the states enforce these regulations and can fine you but not criminally charge you.
To the OP, I would tell you better half to contact the company and have them explain it to him. It is their responsibility to make sure that he understands how it works. UNTIL then I would keep paper logs and send them in - telling them they it doesn't work the way he was told how it was supposed to work.tsavory Thanks this.
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