Elogs vs EOBR vs AOBRD What do you use and how does it work?

Curious MN, are you O/O, Company,?

 

So YOU only have YOU, to worry about, that is what I am getting at. I don't think that I have to micro manage everything my drivers do, but our business model is a constant trip of P/U's and Deliveries.

So knowing where my trucks are, vs guessing where they are, or calling them all the time just makes more sense.

As it stands right now my drivers probably have as much hands off freedom as any one fleet in this industry. They have numerous options, from changing routes due to weather/traffic, changing or moving P/U and Del. times, 34 hr resets, when they want to be home etc. etc.

But EVERYTHING, going forward is going to be scrutinized for maximum proficiency The costs of running a truck are NOT going down. The cost of fuel is NOT going down, the cost of taxes and running a business in general is NOT going down.

The cost of Insurance is NOT going down, and driver wages are NOT going down. Unfortunately our freight rates HAVE been going down or at least NOT going up for some time.

The solution is to minimize over run miles, maximize hours available, be in the best position for the best paying freight, in order to do this, I NEED to know, where my trucks are at, AND what do my drivers available hours look like.


Stan

 

I agree, but you are preaching to the choir, our trucks will run 72 MPH AND because we are NEVER over 50,000 will pass 99% of the trucks out there in the hills.

Just make sure you keep in mind that I have driven all over this country for most of my life, I have always made a good living in this business.

I am NOT some second gen kid that walking into the business at the top spot because I was somebody's son. I started this company from scratch with one truck.

Dispatching our trucks for what they haul presents some unique problems that MOST dispatchers NEVER have to deal with. For whatever reason, I seem to be the best qualified for putting these loads together.

This and ONLY this are the reasons that I am now behind a desk instead of OTR.



Stan

 

EOBR, does give you nice straight lines that can not be mis-interpreted upon DOT insp. they also, If I am to understand correctly will pinpoint the location of the stop, so there are no mistakes on a driver thinking he was one place when he was really down the road a ways.

I was also under the impression that EOBR will keep an accurate log of hours available for the day/week/sleeper, yes it seems some of my drivers have a math problem.

I never said I had nothing to learn, I AM trying to learn, that is why I am looking into this program to see if it will make sense for us.

If I NEVER try anything different in this ever changing landscape, we would not have lasted this long.