LOG BOOKS

you can drive 11 and be on the clock for 14 per day.

 

that qualcomm determines your 11-14. you log as you do it and you'll stay out of trouble as long as you do it legally. you log everything over 7 minutes including fuel which is usually marked as 15-30 minutes. it is a huge fine by dot if your caught falsifing logs. and the company will look down on it.

 

no the qualcomm is what connects your truck to the companies computer. you still have to do a log book for yourself and anybody that wants to see it. werner is the only one i know of that does paperless logs. here it is in a nutshell, 24 hr day, 14 hrs total work time and hopefully get 11 hrs drive time. it doesn't always happen that you drive 11 hrs. the 14 can/wil run out on you some days. time is wasted at shippers/recievers. after you do 14 you have to take 10 off.

 

no all the qualcomm is, it's a thing to commuicate betwwen you and your dispatcher, will give you directions (don't depend on these), show you the time, and has a gps navigational system that tells the company where that truck is and if it's moving or not. it's up to you to know when your time is up, if you go over your 14 your dispatcher will let you know the next day. the best way to do it until you know the deal is to mark the time you start (say 6am) then put a mark at the 8pm so you know you have to be done working that day at that time.

 

your welcome. hope i was some kind of help to you. logs are easy so don't stress over them. there is so much more to worry about out there like safety and all the four wheelers.