My first month with Watkins & Shepard

It is far easier to keep honest logs than to cheat in my opinion. Husband now has the e-logs which is somewhat easier, but mistakes can be made, such as forgetting to change duty status when stopping and if the qualcomm goes out it is a nightmare.

 

did I say falsifying?? NO!, I said "paper logs", but thanks for the post nonetheless

 

As I have been reading, e logs "jam" you because you cannot "explain" to the computer the intricacies of life in the road and have to shut down prematurely... is that what you are referring to?

 

Look at.one of the many threads on elogs. Even on paper those intricacies still cause a premature shutdown. It's not the fault of elogs, its just how it is. Paper logs encourage falsification. I wish people who've never used elogs would attempt to be accurately informed.

 

I'd love to see these paper logs that encourage falsification. Do they have little stamps on them saying "falsify me!" "do it now!" "you're a loser if you don't!"?

 

You have to hold it up to a mirror upside down to see it!

 

Who has to shut down ? I have had log errors that showed me in violation all day on the e-log but I reported the error in the remarks section and just went on . We have our e-logs paired to our Blackberrys and they will sometimes make a duty status change without us knowing it . When we notice it we just report the error and eventually it gets edited . I have never sat or stopped due to an e-log error or malfunction.

 

Many thanks for this post, and hopefully many more to come. I'm a newbie in SoCal with a week left of private CDL school, and Watkins looks to be my top choice (primarily because they have a pet policy, I've seen very little negative about them, and they are mid-sized as opposed to huge).

I suppose I'm a little nervous that I won't have a trainer on the road to start (just 10 days of orientation at HQ), but that would be another thread topic. Anyway - thank you for posting, and I'll be watching for more!

Do you like the company culture? What kinds of freight are you hauling (who are the clients?) Are you sitting a lot waiting for unloads?