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Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by LogsRus, Nov 23, 2006.

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  1. Apr 16, 2008 #11
    honor roll

    honor roll Road Train Member

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    My hubby works for celadon they accept DDL he got a cheap printer at Wal Mart it works good.Goes through alot of ink but it he did not do it LogsRUs would not be able to read his logs really bad handwriting
     
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  3. Apr 16, 2008 #12
    Markk9

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    I have been using a cannon IP1600 ink jet for 3 years, use it year round with problems of the ink freezing. I've been in Wisconsin with the temp down around -20.

    Mark
     
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  4. Apr 16, 2008 #13
    Lurchgs

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    most ink-jet inks are, I think, alcohol based. Gonna be difficult to freeze them. THe problem MIGHT be if the mechanism that moves the print head gets too cold... but if you fax or email the logs, that shouldn't be an issue.

    Unless DOT gets involved, and we all know they NEVER do that!

    I'd probably pop for a small, cheap, laser printer of some sort.
     
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  5. Apr 16, 2008 #14
    rookietrucker

    rookietrucker Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    DDT sounds like a good program to use. Maybe the convenience of it. Dunno, but from reading this thread. The one thing that stuck out in my mind(being a former puter tech) is. Are you prepared if your system crashed? What if the hard drive takes a crap? What are you doing for this kind of situations? Are you actually doing a backup of your logs to a disk? Are you doing both paper and soft copy? I would like to hear some input on this .....
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  7. Apr 16, 2008 #15
    Brickman

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    With the requirement to keep 7 days in possession I would print two copies. One for the company, and one for the 7 day thing in the truck.



    As for ink freezing mine never has. My truck IS NOT kept warm when I'm on home time.
     
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  8. Apr 16, 2008 #16
    Bigray

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    with bunk heaters and apu's becoming more common it would not be a problem. imo
     
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  9. Apr 18, 2008 #17
    LogsRus

    LogsRus Log it Legal

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    Then I am so GLAD he uses DDL :). Handwritting is the first battle, however I am beginning to realize those drivers using DDL needs to be "false checked" meaning all documents matched to their logs :)

    The point of DDL is to utilize your hours to the best you can but it's not there to cheat so please do not use it as a cheating tool, but to help you split break (which tells you when you need to stop, all you need to do is remember it's my 8 hr brk or my 2 hour brk) it does your recap, it does your total hours etc. Just get a printer and wallla it's awesome! But do log legal! The program isn't to help you cheat it's to help you run legal and do your math/make it legible :).

    So use it to the reason it's there :biggrin_25514::biggrin_25525:

    I am glad your hubby uses it :). IT's AWESOME! I just wish I got something (meal or something) for selling it, l.o.l.
     
    LogsRus, Apr 18, 2008
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  10. Apr 18, 2008 #18
    LogsRus

    LogsRus Log it Legal

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    Good Questions!

    DOT actually states you must keep a spare log book on the truck (even if using an on board computer device) just incase! SO if your printer/computer crashes you must immediately go to a log sheet! Now if you are printing your logs daily you should not have much of a problem providing the last 7 days worth of logs :biggrin_2556: NO EXSCUSES DRIVERS :biggrin_2556:
     
    LogsRus, Apr 18, 2008
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  11. Apr 19, 2008 #19
    honor roll

    honor roll Road Train Member

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    Yes everything of my hubby's matches tolls scales fuel etc
     
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  12. Apr 19, 2008 #20
    notarps4me

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    No problems there. Truckers have always had spare log books there mrs. logs!:biggrin_25523:
     
    notarps4me, Apr 19, 2008
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