QuallComm/Paperless Logs

The company I am applying to work for runs paperless.

You turn the key on you just started your 14 hours. You sit idle in traffic with out going on and off of the brake pedal, after 5 mins puts you on duty-not driving. But it is still eating your hours.

I have always done the showers in my 10 hour. I dont think there is a way around the refuel.

 

OMG, what was I thinking! Oopsie!

 

I've worked with an older version of Tripmaster, Cadec, and Xata. I won't talk about the Tripmaster here, since it's likely that no one is using that version any longer. Both the Cadec and Xata and modern versions, as in less than 5 years old.

The Cadec I worked with as a driver and a supervisor. Very nice system. Xata is a little more bare-bones, but similar in operation for the driver. Both allow tracking of almost everything you do in the truck: idle time, hard braking, messaging, an instaneous check of your location, as well as a breadcrumb of everywhere you've been. The Cadec actually synced up with Google Earth, and I could pull up the exact spot you stopped at on the satellite image.

Both track you down to the second, and doesn't round up or down. Your time is your time, as it should be. They will inform you of any possible violations as you log on or change duty status. In other words, if you haven't gotten that 10 hour /34 hour break, they will let you know how much time you need to get it. In your last hour of your 11 or 14, it will give you a warning telling you so.

They will automatically move you to On Duty if you make a stop for the amount of time set by your company. I believe default is 3 minutes. Most companies will also want to see a pre and post trip for 10 minutes logged as well. I have my Xatas set to automatically run a pre and post-trip timer when drivers log on and off the route.

As for trying little "tricks" to save your On Duty time, you should be very careful with that. Logging Off Duty without prior authorization is illegal. The FMCSA guidance is that you must be completely relieved from work and all responsibilty and obligation to the motor carrier.

Most carriers may authorize you to log Off Duty for meal breaks. But inspections, repairs, roadside breakdowns, loading/unloading, random and post accident drug testing, safety meetings, or performing any "paid" work is supposed to logged as On Duty. This is all specified in your FMCSA Safety Regulations Handbook, under Part 395, and specifically under 395.2. Check with your carrier to see what they allow.

Bottom line for me, is that I prefer the EOBCs on the truck. This comes from being a driver, a supervisor, and a manager. The time you spend drawing lines, filling in blanks, and calculating hours is all taken away. A simple button push, and you're done. No worrying about spills, lost logs, or confusion with hours of service. Not to mention, no one calling you from your terminal because they lost a log you turned in a month ago and need it "now." For the carrier, it makes FMCSA compliance a heck of a lot easier, as well.

 

how was your experince wit SRt ?

 

...how's this sound? Go to bed when you are tired. Eat, shower,or pee when you need to. The load will get there shortly after the driver does. And my favorite: dont ask, expect, require, demand, or coerce my to compromise my safety or comfort for your freight.
The most important component of every truck is the nut behind the steering wheel! Treat us fairly or the whole truck wont move! Sorry, I slipped into rant mode.

 

You mean the loose nut behind the wheel.

 

The elog i have lets you move around for a mile and a halif at no more than 15 mph before it kicks in. I dont like it at all. Our company does tight loads and it is creating some problems.Give me time to get the load there!

 

I had a truck at FFE with a QC/paperless log test unit. It didn't work when I got it so I used paper and went on. From everything I hear about them, I'll bounce around to avoid that BS but once it's in full force I'll find another career. You can't make any money with that BS. Tight log's, companies trying to steal every penny from a driver they can get away with, lower mile's, low pay rate. I can see trucking going extinct in the future because no one will want to drive with that BS.