Paper Logs

There's a nationwide Omnitracs outage right now with no ETA for resumption of service. My company told me they can't see recap hours so I'll be running illegal since I can't fill out the paper logs completely, but I'm not sitting.

 

All you do is fill out for today. Continue until Qualcomm comes back up.
Drop paper logs then. Even partly filled out. Doesn't matter. Just covering yourself for right now.
DOT is just fine with this. Just cover yourself for right now. Don't worry about past 7 days. It's in the Qualcomm.

 

When your Qualcomm comes back up. Put a note in there that you had to cover with paper logs from this time to this time.
DOT is very down to earth and comprehensive. They ain't no FMCSA.

 

I had a feeling this would happen with ELD's. With all the fancy doo-dads today, you have to go back to something from 70 years ago. I can sense the urgency in the posters comment. As silly as this sounds, I know we should try and help, I have no idea about Qualcom, but a boss would say, ok, get a paper log book, on yesterdays page, put off duty and go back 7 day numbers at the bottom, today, go off duty to about what time it is, draw a line down to on duty not driving for trip inspection, a line up to driving and get going. This is a nightmare that is only going to get worse. Good luck with the future of trucking all.

 

Yes.... I know... I've done it with peoplenet. I can show you a book full of half filled out pages of logs. DOT was just fine with it.
Don't worry about writing down last 7 days on logs etc.
DOT ain't out there looking to 'get you'. They're actually on your side. Don't want to write you for a violation if they don't have to.

 

Just to give you understanding....
The paper log is in case you're pulled over or have to go into a Port of Entry and show logs. It is to cover you for what you are doing right now. Want 7 days? Heck... DOT knows if technical difficulties with logs can't show 7 days. They ain't gonna write you for a violation because of technical difficulties with elogs. At worst... they might require you to send them your elogs when your qualcomm gets back up. And yes.... they have a long arm...you can't get away. But they aren't out to get you.
And remember to put a note in your elogs when you get back up.