EOBR's

I think I want to go ahead and get on it but have an iPhone. Said it won't be ready for awhile. Have you noticed any difference in how you run now?

 

I've used DDL Software on my laptop for the past 6 years with 1 year in the middle of that on Qualcomm elogs while pulling tankers. It was sometimes a pain with all of the appointments at chemical plants but I don't expect it to be too bad on long haul truckload work. My laptop appears to be on it's last legs so I plan to switch over using my iPad in the new year. I couldn't imagine using my iPhone with my big fingers...lol

 

i agree about the big fingers and don't forget the small screen in the iPhone. My old eyes need all the help they can get too. Lol I think I'm gonna use my iPad as well.

 

I worked with a company that used electronic logs and didn't really mind it too much. You do have to plan things better. It sure beats counting the tiny lines after a long day. Lol and elimates mistakes that are so easy to make with paper logs.
There are pros and cons to both. Even on paper I just log it like it happens. Course it is ice to be able to work out those 5-6 hour wait times getting loaded or unloaded on a paper log.

 

JJ Keller here. The Android app has gotten alot better recently. One downside is that some officers still insist that you have to have paper logs. Its so much easier now with the automatic logging. The app can be used on a tablet too. The Keller site says that its compatible on iOs now too but i have yet to see that.

 

You do need to carry paper logs in he event of a failure of your EOBR.

 

I was told last year, the eobr wouldn't work on a tablet, had to be a smart phone. Not sure the difference and hopefully that changes since I have hard time reading my phone as well.

 

It has to be a tablet with GPS capability.