BOL time stamp

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  1. Dino soar

    Dino soar Road Train Member

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    I have heard that some shippers and receivers either refuse or give you a hard time about stamping the bill of lading with your time in and out.

    That is pretty ignorant to say the least, since you are there to move their product or bring the product to them.

    But anyway, my question really is how do you guys handle it if they don't want to stamp it?

    You really should get the detention if they hold you up.
     
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  3. dptrucker

    dptrucker Road Train Member

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    Just write the time on your copy if you need it for detention
     
  4. 062

    062 Road Train Member

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    Have plenty of different color pens and write it close to their signature.
    I’ve had a couple of guards that were cool with taking a pic of the gate sign in sheet.
     
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  5. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    I just use my ELD to prove where I was and for how long when it comes to detention. I email the day to the office and it gets turned in with my paperwork.
     
  6. rachi

    rachi Road Train Member

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    Back a few years ago when most everybody was running paper logs, a driver wouldn't want a time stamp on the bol
     
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  7. Brettj3876

    Brettj3876 Road Train Member

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    Yea lol that's what i thought the question was gon be.
     
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  8. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Or anything else either. I remember fuel stops that would ask me what date I wanted on the receipt.
     
  9. rachi

    rachi Road Train Member

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    Yeah, we didn't want time stamps on anything, including scale tickets.
     
  10. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    its all time stamped in your card anyways.. unless u paying everything in cash
     
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  11. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    We carried the old clocks with one of my first employers on the dash which recorded pretty good to the card inside. No LEO was permitted at any capacity to access that particular device. They would have to get a warrant or contact the company etc.

    On the other hand some of the devices were limited in speed and so forth so they had their uses.
     
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  12. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    It's easy enough to write the times on them.

    Getting the receiver initials or sign by them is another story.

    I've noticed many come up 5 or 10 minutes short of a full hour, so kiss that 45 or 50 minutes goodbye.

    I can tell how everyone acts if they're gonna pay it or not.

    With rates down, and the market volatility, everyone killing each other, the mediocre agents won't even ask for it, no matter how long you were there.

    They are afraid of losing the customer.

    The good agents, with good customers, it's SOP to get you loaded / unloaded expeditiously or you get paid.
     
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