eLog needs to be mounted?

Go in the truck stop and get some Gorilla double sided tape.

 

Yeah, that's one thing I don't have to worry about...


Got about 50# worth of HD velcro that sticks my tablet onto that mount.

 

"... Must be visible, without the officer entering the truck."
In all honesty... If you have the device in your hand (hopefully, putting the system in "Roadside Inspection Mode"), by the time Smokey walks up to your door, you should be fine. It's still a good idea to keep it mounted anyway.

 

I has to be visible to the driver while sitting in the seat mouted in a holder. I also believe it has been able to unhooked and handed to the inspector. I have PeopleNet I thought was and ELD but Its really an AOBRD. My PeopleNet is mouted to the dash but can't be handed out window to inspector. It doesn't have a long cord. I have paperwork that says it's and AOBRD because it looks like ELD. I thought it was an ELD because it's locked down just like ELD but we can still move 2.5 miles without it doing anything

 

You should be good. It's not like they have to be able to read it from where they're standing (the door can be open). Once you had it to them, you've done your part.

 

Now that it is summer using a IPAD to monitor the ELD the sun can quickly heat it up and cause it to shut down until it cools down. I am ordering a cheap tablet and saving the IPAD as backup. The app uses a lot of juice and needs to be plugged most of the time which causes it to be warm anyway, and having it mounted over the dash compounds the problem.

 

Am I imagining this, a couple of years ago I would have got into trouble for having a tablet open where I could view it. I guess it’s ok for those of you who drive down the road with feet up on the dash and phone in hand crowding my lane. Times are a changing.

 

That's why I like my Garmin. GPS displays the hours remaining, so I can turn the display off on the tablet. Leave with a full charge in the morning, and seldom below 50-60% by the time I get home.