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LEHIGH vALLEY said:
Makes since seeing how you are not in the same City unit all the time. If it's an added function of the hand held so much the better
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We've used the e-log for months. Some nights I have been in 3 different tractors. All we do is log out of one truck and then log on in the new truck. The log data follows us from one truck to the other.
 
Dracula said:
We've used the e-log for months. Some nights I have been in 3 different tractors. All we do is log out of one truck and then log on in the new truck. The log data follows us from one truck to the other.
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The same people on here bitched about power steering and seat belts.
 
Hoosierky said:
The same people on here bitched about power steering and seat belts.
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I thought it was a good thing, when they converted my pumpkin to power assisted steering.
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Dracula said:
We've used the e-log for months. Some nights I have been in 3 different tractors. All we do is log out of one truck and then log on in the new truck. The log data follows us from one truck to the other.
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Question. Did using 3 trucks use up 45 minutes of your 14 hour clock by having to do pre trip & post trip inspections? I ask because under the law you have to do a pre & a post trip inspection on each of the trucks you drove that night. Also, how does your EOBR or what ever you use to record your inspections affect your clock? 15 minutes for a pre & post trip inspection? To me, the least amount of time you could do a inspection in, ( if done by the recommend DOT guide lines) is 15 minutes with the air leak down, suspension, hub seal leaks, tire tread depth, etc etc. But we all know most drivers don't go that in depth, even though the reg's says you should. I know I never did unless I thought the equipment was junk. Then I would do all I could to red line it. Especially in 90 degree heat with the AC broken for the last 3 months. Little long winded post, but how does doing your pre trip inspection in the right way effect your income if not paid by the hour? von.
 
vongrimmenstein said:
Question. Did using 3 trucks use up 45 minutes of your 14 hour clock by having to do pre trip & post trip inspections? I ask because under the law you have to do a pre & a post trip inspection on each of the trucks you drove that night. Also, how does your EOBR or what ever you use to record your inspections affect your clock? 15 minutes for a pre & post trip inspection? To me, the least amount of time you could do a inspection in, ( if done by the recommend DOT guide lines) is 15 minutes with the air leak down, suspension, hub seal leaks, tire tread depth, etc etc. But we all know most drivers don't go that in depth, even though the reg's says you should. I know I never did unless I thought the equipment was junk. Then I would do all I could to red line it. Especially in 90 degree heat with the AC broken for the last 3 months. Little long winded post, but how does doing your pre trip inspection in the right way effect your income if not paid by the hour? von.
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Post-trip? Now, that IS funny!!

99% of the guys who pre-trip with a flea comb don't do a post trip.
 
vongrimmenstein said:
Question. Did using 3 trucks use up 45 minutes of your 14 hour clock by having to do pre trip & post trip inspections? I ask because under the law you have to do a pre & a post trip inspection on each of the trucks you drove that night. Also, how does your EOBR or what ever you use to record your inspections affect your clock? 15 minutes for a pre & post trip inspection? To me, the least amount of time you could do a inspection in, ( if done by the recommend DOT guide lines) is 15 minutes with the air leak down, suspension, hub seal leaks, tire tread depth, etc etc. But we all know most drivers don't go that in depth, even though the reg's says you should. I know I never did unless I thought the equipment was junk. Then I would do all I could to red line it. Especially in 90 degree heat with the AC broken for the last 3 months. Little long winded post, but how does doing your pre trip inspection in the right way effect your income if not paid by the hour? von.
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On ours when you log out of one truck you stay on duty and when you log in to the next truck your already on duty so it counts against your 14, and just switching out your stuff takes more than 15 min so with 3 changes your probably looking at least an hour, even without a courtesy pre-trip post-trip .
 
Some of the longer runs are gonna be in a fix since yrc gets clock time for waiting. Better have them loads ready at cut time.
 
vongrimmenstein said:
Question. Did using 3 trucks use up 45 minutes of your 14 hour clock by having to do pre trip & post trip inspections? I ask because under the law you have to do a pre & a post trip inspection on each of the trucks you drove that night. Also, how does your EOBR or what ever you use to record your inspections affect your clock? 15 minutes for a pre & post trip inspection? To me, the least amount of time you could do a inspection in, ( if done by the recommend DOT guide lines) is 15 minutes with the air leak down, suspension, hub seal leaks, tire tread depth, etc etc. But we all know most drivers don't go that in depth, even though the reg's says you should. I know I never did unless I thought the equipment was junk. Then I would do all I could to red line it. Especially in 90 degree heat with the AC broken for the last 3 months. Little long winded post, but how does doing your pre trip inspection in the right way effect your income if not paid by the hour? von.
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Yes, you log pretrip and postrip for each tractor and it does eat 45 minutes of your 14 hours. However, using more than one tractor is rare but it can happen. I guess that we are not paid for pre and postrips but the time blends into the drop n hook time and we do get a set amount of hourly pay for that. We do not get paid for the first hook or the last drop but we are paid for any other drop n hook that we do.
 
These people that pre and post trip are called trouble makers. They are the ones who are few and far between and red tag most everything that was missed by the hit and runs.
 
mysticobra said:
These people that pre and post trip are called trouble makers. They are the ones who are few and far between and red tag most everything that was missed by the hit and runs.
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They're called trouble makers by shop mechanics until mechanics are laid off, then they love those guys.
 
Elwood said:
Post-trip? Now, that IS funny!!

99% of the guys who pre-trip with a flea comb don't do a post trip.
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And I will be the first to admit I rarely did a post trip. Running the city board where most of your nights were drop & hook using the same tractor most of the time, I would pull 10 different trailers from a set to a 53, to a pup. I would look & make sure the tires weren't flat, yank it & go. If I did a proper DOT pre-trip inspection on every trailer I pulled I would never get anything done. If I picked up an empty U-Pack trailer @ night from a residence that had a brake light out (& it does meet out of service reg's) I pulled it. The customer wants it out of the drive & for something so minor & 90 miles from the barn, it's coming with me. But, I believe if one attempted to follow the letter of the law & DOT reg's, It would not be long before they got rid of you. Union or not, they would find a way. Management needs to be right only one time, you have to be right every time. von.
 
mud said:
I thought it was a good thing, when they converted my pumpkin to power assisted steering.
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In a head on collision,yea, you need seat belts driving that city tractor. With the size of that windshield one would make a big exit hole without a seat belt. Wonder if anyone pulling doubles would be over length with the dolly hanging on the front bumper. Is it even legal in most states? Ever hear of one coming off the bumper rolling underneath, & ripping open a oil pan or cutting an air line? Just wondering. von.
 
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