Computer Logbook programs
#11
02-28-2009, 05:14 AM
i'd want something that i know the DOT and my company accept.
i bought the DDL program, but trying to catch up my logs for the past 3 days since my 70 reset, but having trouble with the line. Dont know if its something i'm doing wrong, or if its in the program. this is what i'm doing and whats happening.....I start my day in the sleeper, the line goes till 930a, where i want to show a 15 min PTI. I then want to go from 945a till 1015a on line 3, but the line continues from line 2, to line 3...but there is also a line from line 2 to line 4 at 930a with no continuation up to line 3. what gives?? someone help me out? i sent a question to DDL help.....just waiting back to hear from them. would just like to have everything ready to go by tomorrow morning when i blast out of home. It isn't showing because you are trying to go to line 3 at 9:30 instead of 9:45. The beginning and end of every duty status change must be shown.
#12
02-28-2009, 05:36 AM
Why waste money on ink cartridges and paper when company provided log books are free?
 In my opinion, computer logging is an ongoing and unneccessary expense that takes money out of your pocket. Just sayin'.....
#13
02-28-2009, 06:21 AM
I would never go back to a paper log. That's like saying "why use GPS, when there are perfectly good maps?" "Why use air conditioning, when there's a perfectly good window?" "Why have air ride, when there are perfectly good leaf springs?" "Why use a cell phone, when there are pay phones available?"
#14
02-28-2009, 08:01 AM
It makes logging quicker, easier, neater, and it guarantees no errors. My logs are emailed to my carrier, which takes me about 2 minutes total to do.
I would never go back to a paper log. That's like saying "why use GPS, when there are perfectly good maps?" "Why use air conditioning, when there's a perfectly good window?" "Why have air ride, when there are perfectly good leaf springs?" "Why use a cell phone, when there are pay phones available?" why pay for a lot lizzard when you have your .....? ....oh wait....TMI...sorry =)
#15
02-28-2009, 08:15 AM
ok...this is what it is doing...and its really pissing me off now. and i am doing it just as you stated before....drop from line 2 to 4...at 930...but to show that, you have to actually click in the 3rd 'cell' of the 9a block. i do that...then move to the very next 'cell', and show up to driving....and this is what it does.
once i drop to line 4...that line should STAY in line 4, just like it does when i want to go up from line 4 to 3....notice how that line continues on from the point of driving??
#16
02-28-2009, 10:39 AM
You aren't entering in specific time frames, are you? That almost appears as if it is trying to flag it for you.
I'll go through it step by step. Step 1. Put your mouse over where you want to change your duty status. In this case, at 9 am. (The green bar is where you are trying to enter some information, or a duty status change)  Step 2: Click, and the information window will pop up. Change the duty status to "On Duty (Not Driving)", and enter a city and state.  It will now look like this:  Step 3: Move your mouse to 9:15.  Step 4: Click, and change your duty status to "Driving". Enter a city and state.  It will now look like this: 
#17
02-28-2009, 11:01 AM
I just figured out what you're doing. You're clicking on "Brake Check" instead of "On Duty Not Driving". Just use the top 4 lines unless you need to flag something.
#18
02-28-2009, 11:51 AM
Yeah, i got it all figured out about 10 minutes after i posted that. My version seems a bit different. I have two seperate boxes...the one saying pre-post trip....then another box for things i need to 'flag'. I was using that 'flag' PTI, which is why it looked all messed up. I've since then have got all 6 days printed off, and waiting for today to 'end' so i can print that, and then have those 7 days as my legal log book on the truck.
i will still print off two copies...one which will get scanned with my trip envelope and i'll save those for a month before sending them home, and then rotate my most current 7 days, and put my 'old' log pages in an envelope with a stamp on it.
#19
02-28-2009, 04:04 PM
It makes logging quicker, easier, neater, and it guarantees no errors. My logs are emailed to my carrier, which takes me about 2 minutes total to do.
I would never go back to a paper log. That's like saying "why use GPS, when there are perfectly good maps?" "Why use air conditioning, when there's a perfectly good window?" "Why have air ride, when there are perfectly good leaf springs?" "Why use a cell phone, when there are pay phones available?" why use windshield wipers when you have a perfectly good t-shirt
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#20
03-01-2009, 01:42 AM
Wow......That looks so much faster than paper and pen.
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