Smartphone, tablet logging apps no longer require printing or manual signatures

Yes. Lol
The purpose of the safety chains is to hold the trailer under control when it comes off the ball.
When they are crossed, they cradle the tongue instead of providing a nice swing for it.
So it is a safety issue, more so on a bumper pull, but it will affect a gooseneck as well. (And the same law applies to all ball-style hitches, at least in some states, so while it may not be as important for a gooseneck, it is still the law.)

It is the same reason for requiring 2 safety chains, and if they aren't crossed, it defeats the purpose.

 

Yeah, it makes sense on a bumper pull as they will cradle the hitch but it seems like the effect would be marginal at best on a gooseneck. It would be going backwards, not down. Crossing them on a gooseneck does seem like a good way to get them caught in the gap between the neck and the bed, which would compromise their integrity.

The bumper pull law was the one they used though, as its technically a ball and socket connection. Even Mr Arcane Law in NY didn't say anything about that and instead said nice job on the breakaway hookup. I think the way breakaways are supposed to be secured is problematic too but what do I know. Windmills still confuse me

 

That's the one. Now if someone could just point out the tow bar on a gooseneck trailer for me so I can connect the safety chains to it, that'd be great.

 

I print my logs off my phone, I use a cheap black and white HP laser printer that creates its own wireless network it actually works really good.

 

I actually did that for awhile. I was hoping to eliminate the need for a cable cuz they're not easy to shop for in a semi. And leave the printer on so i wouldn't have to power it up every time i needed it. But that wasn't a good idea. The electrical surges from starting truck up actually wigged my printer out for a couple of days. I came home for the weekend and bought a new printer. The old one started working again after having the batteries turned off. It had it's moments while i was OTR but 6 years later. I"m local now and it was still working when i cleaned out the truck. Pretty impressed for a $25 printer in a package deal with the laptop. Bought em both just to come back OTR. Laptop didn't make it past the first year but the printer still chugged along.

The only drawback to wireless printing. NO CELL SIGNAL. Not hotspot for the wireless network to work. So i stuck with the cable. To which the printer has the second cable. The first one lasted 3 years i think it was.

 

Sarcasm, friend lol sorry. No, I have safety chains of the appropriate rating that are hooked to U bolts in the bed, which are ultimately connected to the frame. Not crossed and they never will be. My point was, there isn't a tow bar on a gooseneck because its a different type of trailer and that law shouldn't apply (in theory).

The part about a lock is also a bit confusing because even the dinkiest of bumper pull trailers have a locking mechanism, most of which you can run a pin through. I've yet to see a trailer manufactured where you just set it on the ball and hope for the best.