Qualcomm messages are stored in a database, cannot be erased, but expire after so long. I dunno if QC or the Carrier holds the Database. Position records are inaccurate, cannot be used to compare to logs, but empty/loaded messages etrc. can.
Dot has to subpoena the records through a court if im not mistaken.

 

dont need to compare them to a log when it is your log

 

yup being cheap. cost less in the begining and its one less thing to break. You open the drivers window a lot more than the passangers window.

 

I agree, was told this by an old salt long ago. I got used to the manual driver, power passenger window and the truck I just speced has that combination. If I remember correctly it was a 26 dollar option to get power on the driver side as well. Ironically the wires are in my drivers door for the power window, just no motor.

Not only will DOT pull your qualcom log and your paper log they have also been known to pull your engine log as well. that shows road speed, rpm's shift points and stuff. They don't typically do that every time, only serious crashes.

 

I've been known to "forget" to send my macros at the right time. In fact, I sometimes send Arrived at shipper, departed shipper, and arrived at consignee ALL at the same time!!!

Good luck to the D.O.T. if they want to try to compare them to my logs! The fmcsr's do NOT require me to send macros on time.... they ONLY require me to keep a logbook.

The "time hack" on my qualcomm is not even kept up to date! It can also be proven in court that the positioning can be WAY off!

I can't, for the life of me, figure out why your trucks would have elec controls on the passenger side for the driver's window!!! Best guess??? Rejected trucks from WOT's "side of the pond!" :lol:

Either that, or Freightliner is shipping assembly jobs over to Poland!! :shock:

 

Driver Movement Inquiry will tell dispatch everywhere your truck has been for as long as it has had that unit unless the unit malfunctions or the driver tampers with it. Upper management can see your ignition position on/off also, not all dispatchers have that option. Upper management can also disable the truck using the qualcomm, however noone likes to use that option, too risky if the qualcomm info is wrong and truck is then in an unsafe position. If a truck sits for x number of days, it will disappear from the satellite, but once it is started, the satellite will hit it and update the position. Idling is a big waste of fuel and starting a frozen diesel is not cheap or easy. Idling for 48 hours hometime will cost about $120 (fuel at $2.50/gal) and cost to start a frozen truck about $600 + time to get it started. How much electricity to plug in at the shop? Less than $120, i'm sure. Inconvenient to the driver, yes. Give the owner 6 $20 bills and take it home for the weekend.

 

To the best of my recollection the regulations require me to provide a logbook when asked. It does not require me to give the inspector receipts, qualcom access, or even access into the cab of my truck. Illegal search and seizure comes to mind. Now, that said, if ANY police officer asks for permission to look into my truck he is 100% welcome because I don't have anything to hide. "If" and I say "IF", there are lies in my logbook, the only way to prove it would be to read my mind. No one knows but me.

The number of days qualcom records are stored is Dependant on what plan you are on. Some can be saved for years. My company was smarter. Minimum plan, 72 hours. Any time I have seen DOT make an inspection, the company knows they are coming more than 72 hours and the boys in the field should be in the know and ensure that they are 1000% in compliance with all rules and regulations (as they are on a daily basis ) .