tablet based e-logs

Giving the carbon copy of my paper log sounds like the easiest.. lol I will keep my 99 for little while longer till you guys figure all this out lol.

 

Even Verizon has dead spots.

And the wireless print app requires hot spot to network to printer. no signal. No hotspot.

Might be able to use Bluetooth though. if one can find a Bluetooth printer. And it's reasonably priced.

To the OP. You have a phone. Experiment with that before deciding to buy a tablet. they're both the same thing. One just does more then the other. ( phone ). And your tablet will need a GPS chip. GPS tablets aren't as cheap as a basic tablet.

 

You are correct. If I was on my own I would just use my android phone, but since I have a gaggle of trucks and drivers - some with iOS and some with Android and a variety of plan types, I just supply a generic tablet in the cab with a large AT&T data plan.

 

If u get an android tablet, u can get an adaptor (micro-USB to standard USB) which will allow connection to printer/scanner.

After loading/receiving document, just send/print as normal via email/fax app

Easy as 1,2,3

 

Our company just started installing the JJ Keller Mobile ELD's in 175 tractors. The Keller rep who trained us said as of Jan 9 2017 the law was the officer can ask for printed logs, but is required to be able to wait up to 48 hours to get them, without holding the truck. Another item the JJ Keller rep said was that in California and several other states, the officer is not allowed to touch the device, the driver is required to be able to manipulate the device to show him what he wants to know. They supply a laminated card for that purpose.
Although the system will use either phones or tablets, I opted to get an At+t 8 inch tablet dedicated for this and other trucking purposes, separate from my phone or other electronic devices. The tablet was $149, free with a 2 year contract extension. As you can see mounts of all types are available.

 

Somehow I don't see an officer waiting 48 hours for logs. After the truck is long gone.

 

I run Big Road with a 7" tablet and found a heavy duty suction mount at a TA. Had to glue the plate down for the suction on the dash but it works great. But that is all I use it for. No taking it in and out. Just duty status changes.

 

AT&T now gives 10 gigs hotspot per month on their unlimited plan as of 3/1/17.

 

Data use is nothing on ELD's.