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Holland | e-log Mandate Set For Publication December 2015

You know I actually wish it was sooner, I play by the rules, well mostly it might take a few tweaks to get a hundred percent legal. I do get kind of sick of some of these drivers continuously cheating on their logs and stealing work from younger drivers. It is always the same guys week after week, month after month, you know the guys who are waving their end of the year paycheck in your face saying how great they are because they made ten grand more then you. I am also sick of these companies that think you can run over six hundred miles a night on two lane roads through cities up and down mountains in a sixty three mile an hour truck. So it might cost a few guys a couple bucks, I think it will be worth it to get every one on a even playing field. I do wonder how that will work for the guys who go see the Doctor and have their trucks turned up to seventy, I find it hard to believe that there would not be some sort of bells and alarms that would go off when they are driving way to many miles in not enough hours for the math to work out. I know their will be a ton of guys bitching about this but in my book it can't come fast enough.
 
hotrodd said:
Most of the on board computers record speed and they know what speed zone you are in. All these guys turning up trucks and cheating on logs is fixn to end. So just well to get use to it.
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I work with e-logs before. The only e-log alert at that company were I worked was for speeds over 75 mph. For example using Georgia Over Drive coming off hills. The Safety Dude got a little grumpy with Snark Monkey on numerous occasions.

But hey its your dog and pony show.
 
Snark Monkey said:
I work with e-logs before. The only e-log alert at that company were I worked was for speeds over 75 mph. For example using Georgia Over Drive coming off hills. The Safety Dude got a little grumpy with Snark Monkey on numerous occasions.

But hey its your dog and pony show.
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The clock starts ticking when you log in. Runs to the minute, go over 8 hrs without a 30 minute break...violation. Take a nap, the clock ticks away. Stop anywhere for any reason...tick...tick ...tick. Exceed 11 or 14....violation. No more faster is better. Exceed the preset speed limit...violation. Pesky thing that gps....move the truck when your on break...violation. Fueling, hooking etc...violation. Fmsca ruling no work during break.! No more looking the other way...it will record and print out violations. YRC will be handing them out.!
 
Northern Flash said:
It sounds like those e-logs will put a halt to the games that everyone has always played.........you know......with having a "sharp pencil" as we've always said.
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No more creative log entrys. We always did what we had to do but this changes the playing field. They can't blame the driver if they force you to run on without proper hours available. Line haul dispatchers are going to get an education.
 
Just a little side note that I noticed in the article.

The devices must sync with its corresponding vehicle’s engine to record engine on and off time.
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Some companies and some states have "no idle" rules and laws. What happens when they find out that you were idling to keep the temperature in the cab where you want it, while stopped?

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They've got two years to get this ol' girl road ready. That way they won't need the new e-log system. They're scouring the junk yards as we speak.:biglaugh:

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Northern Flash said:
Some companies and some states have "no idle" rules and laws. What happens when they find out that you were idling to keep the temperature in the cab where you want it, while stopped?
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I worked for such a company that allowed 30 min. idle time total per day, stupidity from management was in overdrive. Waiting for a train at a crossing...shut if off. Below freezing temps, no engine warm-up allowed. Don't let the engine idle down for a few seconds before shutting it off. They bought starters and turbos by the pallet load but were saving drops of fuel in their minds.
 
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