Need help with paperless logs!!!!

Yes, when he goes inside the ts for personal business he should go off duty. As far as the red teardrop thing, I dont remember.

 

when driver isn't performing any work related functions, he/ she must show off duty and or in the sleeper.

Im sorry he went to marten. They probly didn't tell him till ordination , they will tack on a admin fee, for being on FORCED Perdeim.
Hope he likes seeing rail yards, cause that is where he will spend a lot of time. Or chasing down phantom trailers.

 

The red exclamation will dispay at a number of situations that does not mean a "violation". For instance it will tell you when more then 24 hours has lapsed without a vehicle inspection performed and entered as a "friendly reminder".

He can click on the exclamation mark and it will list the issues. As far as when not doing any work such as in the truck stop, off duty or sleeper berth should be selected. Which one is not critical but anything else, and he is burning up his available hours. He needs to understand that when he stops and sets the brakes, it will default to ON DUTY so if that's not the case, he will need to change it himself. It's not terribly complicated and he will figure it out. Main thing is to accuratey change the duty status as needed, log the required pre and post trip inspection according to company policy, log fuel stops (in duty), log unloading loading, etc and select the appropriate "remarks" selection where most or provided via a drop-down selection.

It's almost fool proof, but can get the driver in trouble if he forgets to change the status as he takes a 10 hr break. Most companies have a department that can correct SOME issues if the drivers asks nicely and has a reasonable explanation (such as being new to the system or simply forgetting or selecting the wrong status inadvertently)

 

He needs a log class if he doesn't know such simple answers.

 

Off duty if he is just waiting.

 

Line 1 - Off Duty.

Here's a quick breakdown

Line 1 - Off Duty: Any activity that does not include moving the truck or working on something related to the truck. Ex. Eating, sleeping, showering, home time.

Line 2 - Sleeper: Time spent in the sleeper, for sleeping. Your off duty 10 Hours has to be made up of 8 hours sleeper time. 8 hours sleeping + 2 hours off time = 10 hour reset.

Line 3 - Driving: The truck is moving most qualcomms put the truck as driving when the brakes are off and or the truck is in gear. 11 hours total in the US. that 11 hours has to be with it the 14 total ON DUTY hours between 10 hr shift resets. After 8 consecutive hours of drive time the driver has to take a minimum 30 min break, counted as Off Duty (Line 1) time.

Line 4 - On Duty: Activities related to the truck but not driving. Such as pre trip inspections, loading and unloading, tie downs and securing loads etc. Total of 14 available On Duty hours is allowed before another 10 hour shift reset is required.

This is a very basic explanation and does not include weekly recap, exdemptons, or other details.
Your guy needs to tell his DM that he doesn't know how to work his logs. HOS violations are bad news and in all honesty its half the drivers and half the companies responsibility to make sure that we all know how E-Logs work. The gov't sure as heck isn't. And E-logs aren't going nowhere.

 

It's as easy as it sounds:

On duty - doing stuff you don't want to do
Driving - holding the steering wheel
Off duty - enjoying freedom temporarily
Sleeper - sleeping, reading a book, watching tv, etc as long as your body is in the sleeper.