Trip Reports in reail time?

What are you talking about trip reports?

 

Actually logs, by regulations need to be current to the last change of duty status. Trip reports can be transfered later if you are doing paper trip reports. The only trip reports that are real time are those transmitted by eolog systems.

 

My gps does all of that in real time except the fuel purchases and theres a note capability for that. That said I think youre talking about ifta requirements and thats not required real time.

 

Ok, ifta isnt a real time requirement. You're never going to get pulled into a scale and have the tax man ask you for your trip records. You might get the call for an audit at some point so keep good records and file on time.

 

When I was running paper logs I used my pilot's knee board. I would write down the odometer reading when I crossed the state lines. It was my understanding that the company needed that information for tax purposes and it was not necessary to be kept in the truck at all. Once I moved on from that company to my next, something which I seem to do whenever I am just getting to love my job, that changed as the next company had qual-comm. When I worked for Fastenal we had to do trip sheets but we always ran a route and would know in advance what the numbers would be. We filled them out in advance and only left the final mileage blank. It would very based on where we decided to eat.

As a brand new truck owner, unemployed but working on my own authority, I have a GPS (Garmin 760LMT) that does that for me. I also have Big Road as a back up.

Again, it is not a DOT regulation, It is company policy. Do it however keeps the bosses happy, but don't do it in a matter that creates a dangerous situation.