Ok I'll ask what has E-Logs got to do with

Really? The "old timers" did this? Thank God for the "old timers"! Before you blame them for the problems, you should thank them for everything you have today - huge sleepers, power steering, air-ride, bigger dock areas, truck stops, etc. If it weren't for the old cowboys, there wouldn't be a trucking industry and especially one like there is today.
Blame your local politician for all the changes - Transportation is a big money maker. As long as this industry draws $$$$, it will remain a big draw of someone trying to make a good impression with the public.
Rethink why we have laws - thanking your elders is a much better mindset than blaming them! Remember - we are a free country because of the "old timers" in this country! Be safe!

 

Shame on you! Still wet behind the ears and it's the ones who blazed the trail for you that are at fault. Thirty years ago we did what was expected of us just like you do today. I'm ashamed to be in a profession with someone who thinks like you. I ignored your first rude comment but twice was too much. Consider yourself on ignore.

Please examine personal responsibility and stop blaming those who made your chosen profession possible for the woes it suffers today.

 

It is theoretically possible to do 1700 miles in 48 hrs with elogs, in a 65 MPH truck

Sure it is.............BUT I'LL GAURANTEE YOU, he didn't stop at any shippers or recievers, ran into no traffic or construction or had any weather, or got dot'ed, or had any mechanical probs........etc, ect, ect

 

E-logs will work ONLY with perfect load planning and customers that cooperate. If you work for a crap company like Butler Transport that only wants to pay .28cpm and no detention, and has 65mph or less trucks, its a paycheck killer. I spent way too much time sitting for free with Butler Transport and the E-logs made it even worse... NO THANKS..

 

I can agree with that, eLogs will only be worth it if companies learn how to plan better. There will need to be more accountability in the office for the utilization of the trucks. If/when companies get their act together eLogs will be a benefit to a driver.

As for running when you are rested, that's a drivers call. If you dont' feel well and you have hours to run you need to call dispatch and let them know your situation. Don't blame the eLog for reminding you to run compliant and don't blame it for making you run while you're rested.

 

Another problem that I see with E-logs is that it tends to make you drive all day with little or no breaks. The Qualcomm system that Butler had treated and scolded you like a 12 yr old kid...

 

I love to sit in truckstops and listen to these outrageous BS super-trucker claims on the CB...

 

We don't even have the technology to make ours talk. Wish we did, I think that would be fun