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Are we being watched? DOT verifying logbooks by computer

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by paul 1052, Apr 17, 2013.

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  1. Apr 17, 2013 #1
    paul 1052

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    2 drivers with my company claim to have been inspected at the I 70 scales east of Kansas City and that the scale master took their logbook and got on a computer claiming to verify where they were when, neither of them apparently conflicted with what the computer said.

    Does anyone know what kind of system they're using to keep track of us....if they really are. The best I could come up with is that there is a camera based license plate reading system set up.

    To me this smells like tin foil hat theory.
     
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  3. Apr 17, 2013 #2
    Excorcist1

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    If you got a prepass, it will log you in almost everytime you past a scale. Even if it wasn't open. Especially the Weigh In Motion ones.
     
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  4. Apr 18, 2013 #3
    snowwy

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    and if they are open. it's usually by your license plate they punch in.

    the only 2 times my logs were inspected by the scales. they were just simply checked. and mine are on laptop. i don't have prepass.
     
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    NavigatorWife

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    And I would not be surprised if this ties in with ezpass also.
     
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    carrkool

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    plus they contact your fuel stops and request the times using your truck number
     
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    paul 1052

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    From 2 calls to Pre pass the scale crossing information only stay in "their" system for about 20 minutes then is dumped, that's not to say that the scales don't have a program that saves the Pre pass info that they get.
     
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    paul 1052

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    They can do this w/o using your fuel receipts, fuel card or points card?
     
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    Excorcist1

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    Yeah it is. When I had to pay for my pass online, I could log in and see my time for every scale/toll. The odd thing was my weight would be way different at each 1. Sometimes by 2000lbs
     
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    DrtyDiesel

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    I always wondered this seeing as I never got fuel receipts
     
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  12. Apr 18, 2013 #10
    snowwy

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    don't know what all states maintain the information. but i know with oregon. i would turn my logs in after 2 weeks. and my company knew EXACTLY when i rolled through the scales. and sometimes they didn't match my logs.

    i racked up a few company violations from oregon scales.
     
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