Distracted driving - writing down mileage

Because you should use a little common sense when you do it. If traffic is heavy and it would be unsafe, just make a mental note until it would be safe to jot it down.

 

Does your odometer have a trip setting? That's what I usually use to mark it and then I write it down at my next stop.

 

May I ask why in the hell do I need to write down the mileage every time I cross state lines?

New to driving and I have been audited and no one asked me for it other then look at my ELD records.

I passed the audit so just wondering on the mileage being written down.

 

No doubt ELD software should be able to handle this
I had a company official at Fairchild freight one-time tell me when I asked how to keep it accurate. they said they actually pull out their cell phone and take a picture of their mileage as they go into a different state. I thought this was so retarded to be playing with your cell phone trying to take a picture of your speedometer.
And because of that I don't think I ever turned in a accurate road tax's Miles chart.
I see some ELD companies that offer that mileage by state tracking for an extra fee.

 

It has nothing to do with roadside inspections, or even USDOT audits, but rather your fuel taxes (IFTA). You have to report how many gallons you buy in each state for fuel tax credits that you paid at the pump, and how many gallons you use in each state in order to determine your tax liability to each state. To figure how many gallons you used in each state, you take your average fuel mileage for the quarter (total miles driven / total number of gallons purchased) and apply that to the number of miles driven in each state. The only way to know how many miles you drove in each state is to have some record of the odometer reading whenever you cross a state line.

 

I use a scrap piece of paper and keep it in the same place all the time. I can write down miles with out even looking.
I really don’t see it being hard to do unless you have to put your phone down.