im curious as to why this new breed of drivers say that those on paper are bad at time management and that’s why we need to do creative logging. These are the same ones that we see parked on ramps and shoulders. Just curious why they think that.
Eld Vs Paper
Discussion in 'ELD Forum | Questions, Answers and Reviews' started by Patrick615, Jan 9, 2019.
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I’ve lived a considerable amount of time in both worlds. At the risk of getting chastised, I like the ELD.
But only because I’m a lazy SOB. it’s enter the trip data once, then click click click, and done.
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I get where you’re coming from. This is mostly from the cowboys that are fresh outta school and they don’t have time to listen to the pros and cons.
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I’ve run 3 logs at a time. The new guys will never be able to manage that (or understand why) lol Even if they’re perfect time managers
They’ll also never run 5k miles in a week as a solo driver either. But they’re getting richArkansas and jammer910Z Thank this. -
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I've used both. I'd take an ELD over paper any day of the week. Couple clicks on the screen and done. I hated having to draw those lines and fill coments in that tiny little area under the chart.
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I've ran paper and electronic. I've parked on ramps with paper and electronic. When I'm tired I got to sleep either way. That said, I'd never go back to paper. Touch the screen and go. OP, if you used time well on paper, it will trsnslate to ELD. Also time management has nothing with why drivers park on ramps.
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No. We weren’t “bad at time management” while on paper. We just developed a lot of fudging habits, and used the “flexibility” to our advantage.
Elogs simply forces one back to having to deal with reality with no way to mask fudging [or bad planning]
And let’s be honest. On paper, smart trip planning wasn’t as critical. But that’s not to say we didn’t know how to plan properly. We just had more colors to paint with and could extend our production in various creative ways.Canadianhauler21, QuietStorm, PE_T and 9 others Thank this.
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