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safty messin with my elogs

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by jdr1989, Jun 14, 2017.

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  1. Jun 14, 2017 #1
    jdr1989

    jdr1989 Light Load Member

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    is it legal for the safety guy to add
    drive time on my elogs. all i did was bobtail to walmart which is personal use and dosnt have to be logged. but they changed my elogs and started my clock and everything. can they do that. and yes i had permission from dispatch saying i could bobtail to walmart.
     
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  3. Jun 14, 2017 #2
    buddyd157

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    i dunno. maybe he was just rounding out the numbers to match the distance driven?

    i still do not have elogs myself.
     
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  4. Jun 14, 2017 #3
    jdr1989

    jdr1989 Light Load Member

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    well i know if ur bobtailing and ur not doin anything with a load it dosnt have to be logged. i was on my ten and everything when i went to walmart and when i went to go pickup a load later on i noticed i only had 10 hours left on my 14 and i called and they said well i had to log it. and im like no you dont i just went to walmart. but it just pissed me off. adding drive time for no legal reason
     
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  5. Jun 14, 2017 #4
    audeygdad

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    If I drive bobtail anywhere It automatically starts the clock and can't be edited but thats just me I dunno bout others.
     
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  7. Jun 14, 2017 #5
    okiedokie

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  8. Jun 14, 2017 #6
    scottied67

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    Do you have that "Line 5" Off Duty Driving option on your ELD? If you used that line to go to Walmart and dispatch changed it to Line 3 I would get ahold of your Safety person and dispute it.
     
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  9. Jun 14, 2017 #7
    DUNE-T

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    What elog system do use?
     
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  10. Jun 14, 2017 #8
    Meade Trucking

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    Sounds like you were driving under personal conveyance time. Maybe the safety guy logged it incorrectly?
     
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  11. Jun 14, 2017 #9
    88 Alpha

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    It would depend on your company and their policy. As scottie asked, do you have Line 5, Personal Conveyance (sometime called "Off Duty Driving")? If so, yep you can drive bobtail, assuming you meet all the conditions to use it per your company policy.

    If you don't have Line 5, or no personal conveyance policy, yes, your safety department can edit your logs to reflect all of your driving time.

    As a heads up, if your company allows you some editing ability, after you make any edits and approve your logs, the safety department can still edit your logs to show you drove, when the log you approved shows you were off duty, sleeper birth, etc.
     
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  12. Jun 14, 2017 #10
    STexan

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    Lots of places won't allow "personal conveyance" (off duty driving), eLogs or not, Line 5 or not.
     
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