My Peoplenet experience today.

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Rehab, Jul 15, 2013.

  1. Rehab

    Rehab Bobtail Member

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    As we all know by now it is mandatory to take a 30 minute break within the first 8 hours of your driving day. So, there I was sitting at the Sidling Hill service plaza on the PA turnpike having my usual sausage stromboli from that pseduo-italian eatery. When I get back to my truck I look at the Peoplenet screen and it shows me as off duty for 32 minutes. I think "Great!, break is over and I can get back to rolling." I head out of the service plaza and watch the peoplenet system switch over from off duty to on duty driving and it flashed being off for 33 minutes before changing. About 45 minutes later a message pops up saying I have 1 hour of driving left and I have to take a 30 minute break. HUH? WHAT? I called safety (headset of course) and asked what the problem was. They tell me that the system only shows me has taking a 28 minute break. Now I always heard that peoplenet will pinch you for 5 minutes if you let it switch automatically but I figured that was just trucker rumor and never really paid it much attention because after all, that would be illegal saying you were driving for 5 minutes when you were actually sitting still right? Well nope, it does and now I have to take yet another 30 minute break because PEOPLENET IS SUBMITTING FALSE LOGS. A log is supposed to be what you did when you did it if I'm correct, so how can they change that to be what they want it to be instead of what actually occured? I'm waiting for a response from the chief safety person at my company to explain how this can be and how it can be legal. Anyone else catch a new regulation bug yet?
     
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  3. MNdriver

    MNdriver Road Train Member

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    oh you have NOOOOO idea the web they have woven for you..........................

    I learned that over a year ago.....
     
  4. windsmith

    windsmith Road Train Member

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    Can't you just do a manual edit to correct the log?
     
  5. MNdriver

    MNdriver Road Train Member

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    It is part of the line 3 driving time.
     
  6. MrEd

    MrEd Road Train Member

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    I, of course, don't know about his company, but I use people net as well. And there is no manual edit feature drivers have access to. The company can, if they want, do an edit. But only after you call them and explain what's going on. And then they may not edit it in a way that really fixes your issue anyway. I forgot to put myself off duty after my post trip inspection last night. Called this morning to get it edited. She did it, but put me straight from driving into sleeper. So now post trip isn't logged. Oh well, I tried to fix my screw up.
     
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  7. JPenn

    JPenn Road Train Member

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    If they edit in a way that dings you somehow else, you sort of need to call back and tell them it's not right. Don't say oh well and let it slide. They want you to run this crap, make them get it right.
     
  8. LGarrison

    LGarrison Road Train Member

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    Got to love paper logs
     
  9. RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

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    I was on the Xata e-logs and always switched manually to on duty then off as soon as the truck stopped rolling.
     
  10. MNdriver

    MNdriver Road Train Member

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    Do you have a link for Xata logs. I do a google search for them and come up nil. I got too much on the plate today to go hard searching for them.
     
  11. gokiddogo

    gokiddogo Road Train Member

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