so, you think your safe with the elog and hos.

Once again its the big corporations who manufacture these systems and stand to make billions off of this. They are most likely the ones behind the polticians to get this mandatory. Our corporate owned America for ya.

 

They have an interest, but it's a convergence of forces. The safety pressure groups (Mad Mothers who Hate Truckers types) funded by railroad money (at least they were a number of years ago when it was still required to reveal funding sources,) got some powerful folks in the Congress on their side. Notably, the late Sen. Frank Lautenburg (NJ) got the ball rolling in Congress. The whole thing received a big push from DOT Secretary LaHood, and a hearty helpin' of support from the ATA and five major carriers.

 

The clock is ticking.....

And you do know...Even if there is no EOBR on a rig....The ECM records certain data every time the truck is fired up and moves....

 

Don't forget our current Veep is after truckers too....

 

I understand, I guess it comes down having to see somewhere in writing that states I have to log on duty no matter where I am or what my status is in order for me to have my truck serviced even though it is not in my control.

 

I once saw eLogs help an old lady across the street. Clearly they are all about safety.

 

i just had to laugh

"operating while impaired, too fatigue"? that has to be the punchline of the century

 

Your truck may have been moved after being serviced, but on our system, XRS, YOU have to put your pin in and log on, it may show the truck moved, but it will not start "your" clock.

At least that is how ours works.

 

On PeopleNet if you do not log out it will switch you to driving and then to on duty. Happens all the time.

 

HUH, interesting, let me re-phrase what I said as it will make a difference in how the EOBR "sees" you.

IF you were already logged in for the day and had your truck serviced, and someone moved it, I "could" see how the box would interpret that as you going on-duty. I guess I was thinking, you dropped your truck off at the shop at the end of your day and LOGGED OUT, truck gets moved, serviced, and moved again.

It WILL show truck has moved, BUT it will not have anyone to attribute that mileage to, because no one was logged in. It would easily be handled by the driver the next morning putting a notation under remarks that truck was serviced while he was OFF duty, then safety would see that and attribute any movement to said shop.