Anyone got a ticket,,,

It's going to happen sooner or later. I can't find the article now, but one article I read not to long ago. The article was about one of the midwest states (Iowa maybe?) stating that as policy they will not recognize paper logs for a broken ELD.

Judging from the posts here, and the number of drivers who keep a "broken" ELD around so they can still cheat on paper logs I gotta wonder if that policy might become the norm.

 

I can’t remember if it was cdl life or one of the other ones like it, but they had a article about Cali not accepting paper logs.

 

Yeppers, it was Cali. Thank you.
Here is the link:
https://cdllife.com/2018/chp-warns-truckers-paper-logs-no-longer-acceptable/

 

So you are in violation if ELOG not working so basically you are stuck until you get it fixed or violate the laws of the state. Lovely, reason #12,987 I won't haul into the USA

 

Elog goes down then you need to get a copy of the last 8 days and run paper? You should be able to get the past days emaied or faxed to you somehow. You can't just switch to paper without a record of previous "history" or you will fail.

 

All you need it get is a copy of you logs. They should be backed up, then get out your paper log book and keep on trucking. I think you have 8 days to get it fixed

 

I figure that nothing will be designed to work very well for drivers when at the same time they are working on automating trucks, which of course further justifies using those, because drivers just can't seem to function with their hands tied. But I digress.