I feel like giving up on drivers :(

Brickman,

I'd bet not... those Qualcomms are pretty tight - they're not going to want anybody yutzing with the software.

Of course, I could be wrong..

Still, if you are using E-logs, why bother with DDL (Which, as a student driver, I already like a bunch)? Push a couple buttons, Ping! you are logged on line 4. Push a couple ore buttons, Poof! you are now on line 2... GPS feeds in the location.

It keeps track of 11/14/70/etc for you, too.

pretty much everything I see DDL doing - just not so pretty

 

I have taught new drivers the regulations on the 11#14 rules and the new drivers always had questions. I would always say it's a good company to work for but if you don't log according to the rules, you don't have a job.
That clears the air then I go on saying that you are going to make mistakes this is the reason I'm here. I don't want you to be put out of service for 10 hours out in the middle of nowere. Thats 500 miles of pay you lost and bad recoil from our customer. Drivers from the old school always think they can out-smart the system I would tell them that those days are gone. The DOT is not stupid they keep a step ahead and know ever trick in the book. If this is you attuide then you don't belong here as a driver. We hire drivers who work with us, not against us.

 

i had to edit this post! i miss read the one before it! sorry guys!!!!

 

When I talk to other drivers I get the impression, drivers know every thing, you can't even get a word in, why can't we lisen to eacher other.

 

if I come to your office, will you promise to use your whip on me?

Logs, it IS a never ending battle. or, rather, think of it as a never-ending war. You win some battles (the idjit driver understands and tries to cooperate) and you lose some battles (to wit, your first post in this thread).

You just need to be able to step back and weigh one against the other - and remember than any lost battle will eventually become immaterial. It's the WON battles you should remember. Any driver you reach will reach others. Eventually, all the drivers out there will .. if not abide by the rules, at least find really interesting ways to get around them. Think of THEM as "potential object lessons" for the rest of us.

 

Drivers still make mistakes, and they try their best to cheat it. I'm guilty of that myself, but got caught everytime.

 

well logrus a newbie that knows nuthing here i am lolill be done with school by the end of this month dont know anything about logs
we covered it for one day in class and that was it... try me out lol
havent picked a company to work for yet.. and iam here

 

Tame,

I'm in much the same position, for all that I shoot my mouth off like a real trucker (I'd better duck after that one).

I graduate from school in two weeks.

I know a LOT more about logging than anybody else in class - in large part because I've been listening to LogsRus - and some others on this board - and I've been reading the FMCSR on my own.

The last thing I want to do is make life difficult for *anybody* at the main office or terminal when I get on the road. I want them all fat and happy. I figger, happy home office means a much smaller likelilhood of my dispatcher getting a "starve him" order from elsewhere. I want them thinking kind thoughts about me when those plum hauls come up.

And, in all honesty, it seems to me that it's a mark of MY professionalism that I do the best job I possibly can. It's more than just slamming gears and rolling tires... everything else - logs, rules, brake checks, and weekly showers - all of that is part of the job. Neglecting even one aspect reflects on the whole.

Further, at my age, I doubt I'll spend many years on the road. Eventually, I may want to park my wallet in an air-conditioned office again. Probably either in logs or safety. I see no reason not to get a start on the learning curve *now*. The more I know today, the more I'll know tomorrow. The more I know tomorrow, the more likely it is that I'll get the job I want at that time.

Combine knowledge with a history of making life easier for the infrastructure folk, and it should be moderately obvious that making a small effort each day can pay off big in the future.

Come to think of it, even if there's no big pay off, there's still a pay off. Make the effort to get it right, and you will get far fewer calls from Safety and Logs, letting you know that you stepped in it again.

I figure the above, along with the fact that LogsRus secretly craves my body, should mean good things in my future.