DOT LOGSHEET DRIVER
DOT LOGSHEET DRIVERS
Historically, truck drivers have been required to use paper log books.
Dispatch records, trip records or similar documents.Bills of lading, itineraries, schedules or other documents that show trip origin and destination.For every 24-hour period the driver is on duty, carriers must maintain no more than 10 supporting documents from either of these categories:.Hours of Service documentation drivers will need to carry after law goes into effect are: Requirement for the device to be tied into the truck’s engine (to capture power status, motion status, miles driven and engine hours) and a location system for safeguards against tampering.Ĥ.More technologically advances than those required by 2010 Rule.Proposed safeguards against harassment include expanded drivers’ access to records, explicit wording about carriers harassing drivers, implementing a complaint procedure, tougher penalties for harassing drivers, “edit rights” for drivers, limitations on location tracking, mute functionality for the devices and preserving driver confidentiality in enforcement proceedings.All trucks must be equipped with ELDs two years after the effective rule date.Ģ.Applies to all drivers who are required to keep paper logs eight or more days out of 30 days.Requirement to use electronic log devices: As Joe Fried outlined in our Truck Accident Attorneys Roundtable blog, the rule has four parts:ġ. The cost for ELD recorders is expected to be between $200-832 per truck. That means better supervised drivers on the roads and less log book falsification. Since the data is recorded real time, there should also be a way for truck companies to better monitor it. With ELDs, in the examples above from my own truck cases, it will be much harder for a dishonest trucker to manipulate the data. In some of my cases, I’ve found the driver keeps two sets of log books – one for his company and a second set in case he’s pulled over by police. As an attorney, I’ve found that isn’t always the case. Many truckers I’ve deposed in my truck accident cases have derisively referred to them in depositions as “lie books.” The problem in so many commercial trucking cases is these log books depend on the driver to be honest. There is a need for change to better protect the public.
The ELD recorders are tied to the actual truck and sense the truck’s location and operational data by pulling it from the truck’s black box and a location-based system like GPS. What are ELDs?Įlectronic logging devices are a new technology that will eliminate the need for paper log books. This means electronic logging devices (ELDs) will soon be required in every truck – within two years of the published rule date. It’s doing so by moving up the expected publication date for a final rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices to September 30, 2015.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is sending a strong message that it wants truckers to stop falsifying their log books. DOT is mandating the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) to track truck driver miles and duty status – instead of penciled-in log books
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