Vdo road loger

The JJ Keller system works exactly the same way. All of the data is transmitted to them first via the app that gathers the data from the black box and the device the driver is using, then onto our safety dept. I am sure that this question has come up. I am guessing here, but just because data is out there that is older than 6 months, if the DOT were to somehow get a hold of it, it would be "inadmissible" in any regulatory action they might try to take against you. I would also bet that you have to have access to the data, not necessarily "in the office". These are legal documents and as such they belong to you, Likely just a secure as the banking you do online etc.
This is a brave new world with many unanswered questions. The VDO system is the most common system used in Europe, and they have been in the business far longer than anyone here.

 

They have been digital (without gps tracking) since 06.

 

It is already in place. Buried in the 762 page ELD document that was published in the Federal register are the electronic standards of how the ELD communicates with "law enforcement and other entities". Up to now the current EOBR's all used proprietary systems for communication. The ELD is a single standard, which is why the FMCSA is so eager to get the current EOBR's onto the ELD standard, in addition to having to be able to audit almost all trucks and drivers with very little effort. It is the very definition of big brother.
In short, exactly like your experience with state inspection records, electronic transmission instead of a personal visit is going to happen. And when the FMCSA calls for the files, they will just feed them through an algorithm in their software and find the problems, too many edits, too much personal conveyance, short pre trip times etc. You will just get a fine in the mail, no recourse.
To answer to original question. VDO is just doing what all the manufacturers are required to do. And just like all the other "rights" that drivers and companies have surrendered, there is little you can do about it except leave the business. Public safety has been deemed more important than personal driver freedom.
I am glad I am 64 years old.

 

But with the vdo road log you can print your logs on site of inspection without having to send it via electronic transfer

 

This is one of the reasons I ordered the vdo plus,And they are already getting harder to come by where I am located it is two weeks out from when I put in my order for it.

 

According to the JJ Keller representatives who installed and trained our initial group of drivers:
1. Most states do not allow the officer to touch the device. The driver must be able to manipulate it in front of the officer to answer an HOS related questions. That is why he must have the instruction card and spare blank logs in his possession. With 35+ different systems out there and more coming, there is no hope that law enforcement is going to attempt to master any of them. The GA State Patrol officer who did an inspection with my JJ Keller tablet treated it as if it were a rattle snake.
2. they cannot ask for logs to be emailed or transmitted to them unless they are willing to wait the required 48 hours without detaining the driver. The Keller system at this point cannot email logs in less than 24 hours. And the data they get at the driver level does not include edits for example. What happens in the field vs what will happen at an FMCSA audit are 2 different levels.