Electronic Logs - The Load Tab
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The load tab shows your current trailer and load # and/or BoL #. It needs to be updated at the start of every new load everytime.
It boils down to this, if a dot officer looks at your QC he should be able to tell you all the important information about your trip without you telling him that includes both QC work and paperwork.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
The load tab shows your current trailer and load # and/or BoL #. It needs to be updated at the start of every new load everytime.
It boils down to this, if a dot officer looks at your QC he should be able to tell you all the important information about your trip without you telling him that includes both QC work and paperwork.
Rookie?
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Apparently Daniel missed the part about this being a question for the rookies in here. Sometimes he has a little trouble with his English. 
Apparently Daniel missed the part about this being a question for the rookies in here. Sometimes he has a little trouble with his English.
That's cool...but he isn't getting the free dinner from Paul. Glad he got it right. !!!!! Totally right.
Hmmm. Never heard of this requirement. Thanks for picking up where our trainers left off. I checked mine and it has info from a previous trip. Makes sense because my current trip had a messed up Loaded call. This must have been done via macros.
Hmmm. Never heard of this requirement. Thanks for picking up where our trainers left off. I checked mine and it has info from a previous trip. Makes sense because my current trip had a messed up Loaded call. This must have been done via macros.
Same, neither of my trainers brought this up. Thanks for explaining its use and importance G-town! Sorry guys, I'm broke from paying for that steak my spotter ate last night!
Thanks for the advice. I knew of this tab but didn't realize the importance of it always being up to date for every trip.
Rob S. wrote:
Hmmm. Never heard of this requirement. Thanks for picking up where our trainers left off. I checked mine and it has info from a previous trip. Makes sense because my current trip had a messed up Loaded call. This must have been done via macros.
You and many others, that's why I posted it. When I was training, my mentor had me entering the load-tab information at the end of the day when shutting down for the 10 hour break, not at the start when picking up a new load. It wasn't until I started working for Walmart Dedicated 3+ months after going solo, this error was pointed out to me.
During a single store/back-haul run, I can have up to three different trailers, each time I edit the load tab under the same trip number by adding another trailer. It doesn't require editing or adding a new load unless you change trailers under the same dispatch or are dispatched on a new load or trip. If omitted it's an easy ticket for DOT (money maker) and surprises a lot of drivers.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
This is strange to me, that a lot of people don't know, because I didn't know either, for like 2 months I never touched it and no one ever said anything. The company checks logs for other violations - hos , fueling off duty, missing dvirs - but apparently they don't care about the load information. And now that I know about it I still have trouble remembering to do it. I also think it's stupid because all the info is in the workflow tab but I have to write it down and re-type it into the other tab.
Anyway, thanks for reminding me - I'm going to try to go back and put in this week's loads...
HOS:
Hours Of Service
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This is for student drivers and rookie drivers.
To preface the question, one of our new drivers received a citation resulting from a load-tab violation, over $300.00. He was very upset. So I took him aside, got him to calm down and explained it's use, how to log information into it, and when. He proceeded to tell me that his mentor never reviewed the load-tab entry during his road training. Once this news spread throughout the terminal , several drivers came forward claiming that they had never heard of it or they were given false guidance on how to use it and when. The TM sent out a message explaining its use and when to update it.
So anyway,...this is for student drivers and rookie drivers who are using electronic logs. The load tab is found in the menu selection for hours of service. The question is; "what is the load tab, what is keyed into it, and when should it be updated?" The winner gets a free truck stop meal courtesy of Paul. Just kidding!
I will check periodically to see if anyone has nailed it...no cheating!
Electronic Logs:
Electronic Onboard Recorder
Electronic Logbook
A device which records the amount of time a vehicle has been driven. If the vehicle is not being driven, the operator will manually input whether or not he/she is on duty or not.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.