Monday, October 24, 2011

Technology: Electronic Logbooks

As more and more commercial truckers jump into the computer age, their reliance on technology to enable them to operate smarter has increased dramatically. Regardless of whether you are a fleet driver hoping to monitor your miles, reimbursements, and logs, or an independent owner/operator that needs an all-in-one solution, there is a software application for nearly everyone.

While you may still prefer keeping paper logs, many of the software programs have features that allow fleets to input log data for electronic logbook record keeping and compliance purposes. Some will make note of e-log errors and will automatically generate "gotcha" letters, which provide a company the opportunity to correct any errors before an enforcement officer does it for them during a roadside inspection or during a D.O.T. compliance review.

Trucking software applications are very much like any other commercially available software products on the market today. Most likely, there are several applications that will meet your needs, but rarely will you find a software application that is perfect in all ways; therefore, it is important to evaluate those that meet as many of your needs as possible.

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