Snackbar is chillin'....at Shaffer

Curious to how they can try and say one way or the other based on the engine data from the ELD. My truck is more likely to be running when I am off duty inside taking a shower or sitting in the truck talking on the phone before bed. Then I might wake up once or twice and start the truck during the night. My dog is part Husky and I can handle the heat way better than she can. If I’m not in the truck I’ll leave it running for her, if she’s hot in the middle of the night I’ll start it for her and let it run a bit. I don’t see how they could say I was in the sleeper and not off duty because my truck was idling and vice versa.

 

It isn't perfect nor is it the only data point they look at, just one of many.

A false log violation related to sleeper berth is most likely to be captured because the driver left the log on sleeper while inside signing bills at a shipper or reciever (has happened many times with my clients) and that BOL is time/date stamped and compared against the log as one of the supporting documents.

Another common way these are discovered are when a driver leaves the log on sleeper berth while on a 34 at their home address, submits hotel reciepts for reimbursement or the truck is in for repairs.

Really doing this in a truck stop on a routine 10 will most likely not be discovered or even questioned unless it looks suspect like 2 minutes off-duty and 9:58 sleeper or absolutely no off-duty at all. The comparison of truck engine start/stop times is just supporting data for other evidence.

Bottom line, when auditing logs the Investigator looks for patterns that are suspect. These are the things that catch their eye, or with modern technology catch the attention of the computer algorithms.

 

Sounds like my microwave, takes forever to heat up a meal.

 

Im counting the days! In an effort to accelerate the day, I’ve taken up bass fishing. It looks pretty easy on the YouTube videos! I should be a pro in a few weeks.

And, unlike that hack Bill Dance, I haven’t fell into the water with my battery yet! Although I did snag my bait on a tree limb like he did. But, you can bet your arse I didn’t hang around after I got my lure back! Frank ain’t having a snake fall out of the tree on him!

 

My issues turned out to be with my small fridge. I got a different one and now all is well.

 

Hey Snackbar, you had issues with your Opti-Idle not working right at Crete, and it wasn't a casual fix if I remember right.

Was it a 2021 Freightliner, and did they eventually find a real problem and fix it?