e logs

If a company keeps the drivers running then the elogs works to their advantage.My company has people net.So your elogs don't automatically put u on line 4 at times?

 

depending upon your settings with people net it will switch you to line 4 automatically after 3 minutes. you'll just need to remember to switch yourself to the sleeper or off duty when you aren't performing work.

 

What about when you're driving or stuck in traffic,does it move you to 4 sometimes?

 

A lesson learned my first week on them. Always move yourself off the drive line as soon as you stop somewhere
Our system will move to line 4 when you set the parking bake, I have a terrible habit of pulling trailer brakes only

It does not care of your there for an hour bsing about racing

 

Yep from time to time in traffic, at a really slow light it may also change. Either way it's killing your 70 so makes no difference to me if it's its 3 or 4.

 

This is that "gray area" on Elogs. If I am sitting in traffic at a dead stop waiting for something to clear up, like an accident, I don't wait for the Elog to switch to line 4. I just go to line 1. I know, I know.... for those that are anal about it, that is not allowed. So go narc on me. Matter of fact, the only automatic switching I allow the Elog to do is switching to line 3. Otherwise, when I stop, I am on top of it and make a switch to another line myself. I don't waste a lot of goofy time on line 4. When I arrive at a customer I go to line 4. I check in, back to a dock or drop and hook, and then go line 1. There is no requirement to log every minute at a customer as line 4. If I am not doing anything related to the load, am smoking and joking with other drivers, am on my laptop check emails or whatever, I am not going to show line 4 even though the truck is at the dock. They are taking full responsibility for the load at that point. Many times, because many or the customers I go to allow it, I take full breaks at their location. I will get in the night before, take the break, and then do what I have to in the morning. I really watch the line 4 stuff and don't waste any more time on it than I have to. Of course, pre and post trips get time on line 4 as does fueling. You have to use a little of that gray matter between your ears once in a while.

Of course, you can let the Elog do all the thinking for you. Your call.

 

Narcing away