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Uturn2001
Joined: 10 Jan 2005
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Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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in defense of DDL- I've seen different sets of "print"
templates----these templates are formated to meet the scanning needs of various companies. In respect to layout, scale, even the Name & address of the carrier is pre-formatted on the page- That way, when you print it out- and transflow it---you company gets a log page with everything were it needs to be for their log scanning program to read it.
There are still two issues you have to deal with.
1: Companies do change logbooks, scanners, etc so the templates may not be current.
2: The company for what ever reason may decide it only wants to accept logs in a driver's own handwriting, even though it may have accepted a computer generated log in the past. |
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Malaki86
Joined: 28 Aug 2004
Posts: 2017
Location: West Virginia
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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It doesn't automatically track your location as you drive. When you do a change of status for whatever reason, you have to put in the location. It will automatically use the current system time (rounded to the nearest 15 minute) or you can change the time manually. You also have to tell it to use the GPS location or enter the city/state manually.
As far as the line drawing, that is automatic. As time passes, the line will automatically extend. You can press one key to see exactly how many hours you have left for the day up to the minute.
Best bet - download the demo. It's good for 60 days. That will let you decide whether or not you'll like it. |
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headborg
Joined: 06 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:19 am Post subject: |
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Malaki86 wrote: It doesn't automatically track your location as you drive. When you do a change of status for whatever reason, you have to put in the location. It will automatically use the current system time (rounded to the nearest 15 minute) or you can change the time manually. You also have to tell it to use the GPS location or enter the city/state manually.
As far as the line drawing, that is automatic. As time passes, the line will automatically extend. You can press one key to see exactly how many hours you have left for the day up to the minute.
Best bet - download the demo. It's good for 60 days. That will let you decide whether or not you'll like it.
obviously, I didn't "play" with the demo long enough--then again- it was like 2 years ago when I download it....
So, let me see I understand your last statement:
as long as the program is running- whatever your last "change of duty" status is----it will continue to draw a line horizontally up to the last 15minutes ( sync with computer clock)<<<<see I didn't even play with it long enough to see that. I'm swaying here.... |
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PorkChop81
Joined: 29 Jul 2007
Posts: 33
Location: Virginia
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| Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, 1 more pretty simple questions that I couldn't find.
If I only drive 6 -9 hrs in a day....do I still have to log 10 off, or am I legally able to log 8 off??? How does that work i fyou dont use all 11 hours in a day??
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wepwawet
Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 85
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| Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Check out Truckers Helper too. I use it and works great |
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PorkChop81
Joined: 29 Jul 2007
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Location: Virginia
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| Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks,
I'm checking it out right now. Any other log programs that can help me calculate any errors and my time gained and all that good junk???
Chop |
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kahlana
Joined: 10 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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headborg wrote: kahlana wrote: headborg wrote: I know just the guy/gal( don't know which--and since i've been getting it trouble-best to play it safe.
YOU get in trouble ??? perish the thought :wink: :lol:
So.....where you and bro gonna be driving out of (excuse me- where will you
brother be driving- you riding out of) :wink:
P.S. more pics of J.W.'s mullet are on the way...stick around and don't be a stranger.......
sorry i missed this somehow Head... we'll be out of Swifts Denver terminal.. and somewhere around here i post his truck number.. on the one Roses started about CB handles.... and please please please dont post more picks of the mullet.. he looks way too much like my ex... lol
i dont think im stranger than anyone else here :twisted: :shock: |
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kahlana
Joined: 10 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| i talked to a guy who was the safety officer for another company and he reccommended that when i start driving that i get it if for nothing else than to keep a more "foolproof" tab on my logbook... sort of back up i suppose |
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headborg
Joined: 06 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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kahlana wrote: i talked to a guy who was the safety officer for another company and he reccommended that when i start driving that i get it if for nothing else than to keep a more "foolproof" tab on my logbook... sort of back up i suppose
doe this mean that You or your brother have a laptop computer? so, you won't be dropping off the face of cyber-space when you "hit the road"? |
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thebobguy
Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 55
Location: Denver, CO
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| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Just started using DDL because my company will now use the print outs, it is very nice and agree with most of you, will never go back to paper logs! |
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thebaldeagle655
Joined: 27 Dec 2006
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Location: Wichita Falls, Tx
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| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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thebobguy wrote: Just started using DDL because my company will now use the print outs, it is very nice and agree with most of you, will never go back to paper logs!
Just wait until your power supply goes out or for some other reason your laptop quits and you have to go back to paper. You will REALLY APPRECIATE DDL then! |
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thebobguy
Joined: 11 Dec 2006
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Location: Denver, CO
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| Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Always have a paper log for backup no doubt, nothing in life is guarnateed. Just trying to help, you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink. Wlecome to the 21st century! |
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Cat6869
Joined: 10 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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thebobguy wrote: Always have a paper log for backup no doubt, nothing in life is guarnateed. Just trying to help, you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink. Wlecome to the 21st century!
G-R-E-A-T TIP! Also do a back up of the program on a thumb drive or disk @ least weekly or less. :D |
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Texas88
Joined: 18 Aug 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:55 am Post subject: |
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My son Emails me the data files every week from DDL. He has two laptops with him, one for his wife, and copies the files to that one almost everyday
I have the data files on my backup drive also, from the last 2 1/2 years.
It's called CYA.......... :wink: |
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kc0iv
Joined: 03 Feb 2005
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Location: Kansas City, MO
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| Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:04 am Post subject: |
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As I said in an earlier post each day I would printout that day's log. I also make a backup copy on my disk drive ( later used a thumb drive ) and every few days I would send the backup to my home e-mail address. The wife would update her copy of DDL data files.
If my computer system failed the most I would lose is what I had entered that day. I never did lose the laptop but I did have a printer fail. In that case I stopped at the next town and bought a new printer and I was back in business. Had I lost the laptop itself I would have just used loose-leaf log till I got home and bought or had the laptop repaired.
Backing up data, be it DDL or any other programs data, should be a normal habit. As I used to tell my customers when they ask how often they should make a backup. I would ask them how much data are they will to lose. It normally only took one time after they lost all their data for them to get the idea.
As a side note. I talked to a driver once that left his logbook at a truckstop and lost everything. That was before I was using DDL. After hearing that I started removing each page of my logbook as I filled them out and kept them separate from the logbook.
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