How do I log this correctly?

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by cjwatson1972, May 20, 2014.

  1. 70s_driver

    70s_driver Medium Load Member

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    The rule of thumb I go by is if youre half way through a 15 minute period, round it up, if youre less than halfway through a 15 minute period, round it down and your hours on paper should pretty much match what your elog is saying.
     
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  3. 70s_driver

    70s_driver Medium Load Member

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    The way Edmund said do it might work. I guess it just depends on the D.O.T. Officer who checks you on your paper? If you've always got a 10 hour break between the two, that would probably work.
     
  4. NavigatorWife

    NavigatorWife Road Train Member

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    When husband was at CRE and elogs went down a couple of times, paper logs were used and according to logs it was hard to get the elogs and paper logs married together, I don't know if this true everywhere or not. And of course the paper log has to be mailed in then also.

    Do not throw away your copy of the paper log since it will still have to be available if you are stopped.
     
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  5. 70s_driver

    70s_driver Medium Load Member

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    Yea you probably wont be able to match the two completely. I think if you get them as close as you can, they probably wont say anything.
     
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  6. gpsman

    gpsman Road Train Member

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    I guess if you feel you must you'd just note it at midnight of the previous day in "Remarks".
     
  7. cjwatson1972

    cjwatson1972 Light Load Member

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    wouldn't that technically be running two logs?
     
  8. coastie

    coastie Road Train Member

    Putting a note on paper log that switched at a certain time to elogs is much better than redoing in manuallly on elogs. Make it simpler not harder.

    Which what I was trying to say, with by putting a notation of the switch on the paper log that switching to elog.
     
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