Electric Logs For Truck Drivers

With our eld app you re always inspection ready.

Electric logs for truck drivers.

Truck drivers lose an estimated 1 281 to 1 534 per year because of wait times at loading docks costing the industry an estimated 1 1 billion to 1 3 billion in income annually according to a. Keller compliance tablet provides you with a simple turnkey eld solution. As a fleet manager you re constantly worried about your drivers on the road day and night. Based on data from the center for truck and bus safety of virginia tech transportation institute drivers using e logs had a significantly lower total crash rate a 11 7 reduction and a significantly lower preventable crash rate a 5 1 reduction than trucks not equipped with electronic driver logs.

The electronic logbook in the trucker s cab allows the truck driver to easily switch duty status show an officer his or her logbook and complete driver vehicle inspection reports. Lowered total crash rates. Those with commercial driving licenses cdl s including truck flatbed truck and bus drivers have long kept paper logs to record their activity. Over the years accidents involving commercial trucks increased and this was partially blamed on the lack of control over commercial drivers h o s.

The log book system works but it requires drivers to keep accurate logs and sometimes people make mistakes. The garmin dēzl navigation device included in the electronic logbook system will navigate drivers to designated locations using only truck approved routes. Often times drivers would take advantage of the system and falsify records. An eld synchronizes with a vehicle engine to automatically record driving time.

Pre loaded with the encompass eld app formerly known as kellermobile the tablet provides 4g network coverage and saves you the hassle of securing compatible devices and data plans. These daily logs chronicle specific types of information including the motor carrier home address the home terminal accidents or breakdowns state and city names for travel and a proper. Officials said they are prepared to push ahead with the contentious new rule which will require truck drivers to use electronic logging devices instead of paper logs to track their driving hours. Switching to electronic logs also is expected to eliminate more than 1 6 billion in paperwork costs for motor carriers and law enforcement agencies reviewing drivers logs according to the fmcsa.