Who is using "Fleet Complete" elogs?

I am not familiar with your particular system, however even on paper you are required to do a pre and post trip inspection on every piece of equipment you use for the day, so even though you may have only completed one report on paper you should have been documenting the inspection for each trailer, every time you did a drop and hook. Your eld system is making you stay compliant with how the inspections should be done.

With most eld systems these inspection reports are tied into the maintenance management system, alerting the shop to potential repairs so they can schedule resources efficiently. It is really to everyone in your operations benefit for the drivers to properly document a post trip inspection on each trailer, every day.

 

Post trips are not an FMCA requirement. But your company may require a post trip.

 

With our JJ Keller system we can put in a trailer number and submit a end of day inspection report. The problem is we don't own the trailers and the information goes into a black hole. The JJ Keller rep said we would have to put every trailer number in the system or it will not recognize and retrieve the data.
Soooo, we still have to make out an old fashioned paper inspection report just like we have been doing for 40 years. You might have to do the same with every trailer you come in contact with, put them in the system.

 

Just an FYI, you no longer have to file a dvir at end of shift, if nothing was found wrong with the equipment.
Here is the order (PDF file)
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/Final Rule_DVIR_2_0_09-12-14.pdf