Record Keeping

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  1. firemedic2816

    firemedic2816 Road Train Member

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    Are there any forms out there pre-made that I can use for personal record keeping?
    I know Elogs do but, looking for like recording Pickup address/Dropoff address, Empty miles loaded miles BOL# Trailer # Etc. I want for my own records that way if pay isn't right or there is an issue down the road with a trailer inspection or something I can look back on my records and check. I document everything almost to a fault...And Suggestions
     
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  3. olddog_newtricks

    olddog_newtricks Medium Load Member

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    You could snap a photo and send to yourself with drive axle then print them or just save as a PDF file.
     
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  4. firemedic2816

    firemedic2816 Road Train Member

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    HA Never even thought about doing it the easy way THANKS
     
  5. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    Just request printouts of the logs sent to you.
     
  6. 06driver

    06driver Road Train Member

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    You are going to have all your trip sheets. They have scanners in the trucks that you will use for payroll.

    I keep mine in a 12 pocket flex file to save for tax purposes.
     
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  7. DRAGON64

    DRAGON64 Light Load Member

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    When I worked for Titan, we took pictures of all BOL's and sent them to dispatch with a BOL scan app... the app's name escapes me at the moment. I also used a small pocket notebook to record mileage and dates etc by week. Since in most cases you are home every weekend, I used a notebook that allowed capture of all that weeks trips on one page.
     
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  8. Oldironfan

    Oldironfan Road Train Member

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    Pen and paper, write it in a note book.
     
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  9. firemedic2816

    firemedic2816 Road Train Member

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    Thank you everyone, Pen and Paper is what I had planned just didn't know if there where any pre-made forms to do just that
     
  10. 06driver

    06driver Road Train Member

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    Even if they are using the app you should have your trip sheets.
     
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  11. Farmerbob1

    Farmerbob1 Road Train Member

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    Premades are too #### annoying when you get an odd load. Get a good notebook without the stupid perforated easy tear sheets and make your own form.

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    Non-garbage notebooks that will not fall apart are a bit hard to find, but they are out there. The ones I buy cost about 5 bucks each, have hard covers, no stupid easy-year sheets, and 100 pages, lined paper.

    After you memorize your basic trip record layout, it only takes a few seconds to scribble out the form and start filling it in.
     
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