Swift "Mid-term"

They have elog but they still want the student to learn how to do paper log. I think is a good idea because if the student decide to go somewhere else that don't have elog they will know how to do paper log.
On the other hand they can retain some drivers by not showing them how to do the paper some of them would not want to go to a company that don't have elog so they might stick around little longer

 

okay becuse i can do paper , just need a refresher and e logs need too be trained on that

 

The qualcom have an elog training section on it.

 

Also if the QC craps out for a little while, you have to be running paper logs to make up for it.

 

I believe its critical to be able to do paper logs because of the graphic nature of paper. You learn to manage your time as blocks of available time. The elogs have the info scattered under separate tabs but to use it properly (DOT) you must be able to mentally combine everything that is needed to complete each day's log on paper. This is especially important if you will have to do a split sleeper.

For example, say I staged an hour from my destination with an 0730 delivery. After a fresh 10 reset I arrive for my d&h with a herd of trucks ahead of me. I finally get back to the truck stop with my 14 down to 11, driving at 9. My next load is scheduled 10 hours later an hour away and its live. The ONLY way to stop my 14 clock is to do a split sleeper.

Even though elogs will do the calculations and reset the remaining hours of my 14 and 11 after 8 in sb it won't tell me. I have to know when this happens so I can look for it. Remember my 14 has continued to count down because it doesn't know what I intend to do. I usually pull out a paper log sheet and "sketch" my 8/2 splits including the hours I have left after 8 and the time consequences of a 2 reset with only 8 driving after 2 or do a 10 full reset and get back my full 14 and 11. If I didn't know how to do this on paper I would have a hard time mentally calculating and coordinating with what the elogs are doing, with or without my intervention.
Frank

 

So what was the second 395 restriction? The only thing I could think of was the truck 55mph.

 

The newest QualComm will even do the split-berth. I am looking forward to taking it for a spin starting Sat. I hear it keeps tabs on all of the possibilities and can show options for you to select from to maximize time use. Now if I can get the WiFi hot spot to work??? It has that capability but no one knows how.

 

Round2,
Re-read my post above. The new Qualcom, MCP200, doesn't do anything for you other than work as a multiple (70, 14, 11 driving hours) countdown timer. It will not offer any options for anything, especially how to maximise your time. You are the only one who can do this and, truth be told, there are NO options with HOS. The rules are clear and not open to creative interpretation. It is far better than paper logs in that it cannot make a mistake.

It has several functions that would be handy but are inactive. Hopefully scanning in truck will be active someday. However, I can only imagine how costly putting a scanner in every truck would be.

What would be nice is the load's fuel route loading into the gps as soon as a load was dispatched. The gps really is excellent but it sometimes disagrees with the fuel route, sometimes substantially. Part of preplanning every load should be looking at a map and plotting out your route then using the gps preview function to verify they match.
Frank

 

A scanner in every truck...
And it would probably be mounted someplace very inconvenient.
Just that much more space lost in a small living space.
Plus, it would probably scan about as well as all the scanners in all the terminals - which means all the scale tickets would be black and we would not get paid for them.

I wonder about the GPS and fuel routes...
If the QC GPS matched the given fuel route, would that be grounds to demand accurate payment for miles driven?

My last load had 832 loaded miles, but the fuel route was actually 1002 miles.

 

With more than ten percent difference I would
Say something to your DM. Mine will route me the same as the fuel route when that much difference.