Driving In The East Is Odd....
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Nice, but we arent allowed to edit our own logs. It can be done by our log compliance person or a dispatcher. Requires a phone call for us. DOT LOVES that we cant edit anything.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
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Dispatcher:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
Thanks G! I actually called compliance and they changed it. Although it looks like my edit feature is enabled. Sweet! LOL
JJ
Thanks G! I actually called compliance and they changed it. Although it looks like my edit feature is enabled. Sweet! LOL
JJ
Hey Jim,...Yes Swift allows us to edit, within reason. In the event you completely forget to log yourself off-duty during your 10 hour break, easily remedied. Editing any drive time is blocked though.
Just a note about QC... at prime if you drive "off duty" the time is limited and after 45 to 50 min it will tell you it is going to switch you to on duty drive if you don't park. Hate that. :(
Just a note about QC... at prime if you drive "off duty" the time is limited and after 45 to 50 min it will tell you it is going to switch you to on duty drive if you don't park. Hate that. :(
Lucky. I have to use drive time every time I bobtail home and back. Swift doesn't have an off duty driving line unless you're an owner or lease operator.
Bobtail:
"Bobtailing" means you are driving a tractor without a trailer attached.
Lucky. I have to use drive time every time I bobtail home and back.
Same here, but the Logs dept will correct it for us if we call them and let them know.
Bobtail:
"Bobtailing" means you are driving a tractor without a trailer attached.
Lucky. I have to use drive time every time I bobtail home and back.
Same here, but the Logs dept will correct it for us if we call them and let them know.
Interesting! You're at CR England right? I'll have to try that at Swift.
Bobtail:
"Bobtailing" means you are driving a tractor without a trailer attached.
Interesting! You're at CR England right? I'll have to try that at Swift.
Yes Sir! Also, and this is just a suggestion, but when you've run your butt off several days in a row and are feeling wiped out, see if you are able to put your PTA out a few extra hours so you can get a good sleep. On the national fleet, each morning we sent our DM a freeform macro with our ETA and PTA. The standard PTA (projected time of availability) was four hours after completing a load (at least a live unload). If we want to shower or do laundry and haven't had time, we had the option to extend our PTA out a bit.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
Yes Sir! Also, and this is just a suggestion, but when you've run your butt off several days in a row and are feeling wiped out, see if you are able to put your PTA out a few extra hours so you can get a good sleep. On the national fleet, each morning we sent our DM a freeform macro with our ETA and PTA. The standard PTA (projected time of availability) was four hours after completing a load (at least a live unload). If we want to shower or do laundry and haven't had time, we had the option to extend our PTA out a bit.
Thanks!! That's a great suggestion!
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.New Reply:
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Jim J wrote:
It will automatically change to on-duty from driving mode once you shut the motor down. Otherwise, no never. I'd get this checked out.
You do have a workaround here. Unless you have approved the logs that included the entry with the automatic "blip", you can edit the on-duty line to off-duty status, and get your hours added back to your 14/70. Go to the hours menu, click the approve tab and highlight the line you want to change and press edit. You will see a detailed screen of that entry, change the status in the box to off-duty and then save.
Qualcomm:
Omnitracs (a.k.a. Qualcomm) is a satellite-based messaging system with built-in GPS capabilities built by Qualcomm. It has a small computer screen and keyboard and is tied into the truck’s computer. It allows trucking companies to track where the driver is at, monitor the truck, and send and receive messages with the driver – similar to email.