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| The New 2004 TruckerTracker Driver’s Daily E-Log. |
| Don’t drive truck without it |
| Starting January 3, 2004 the Department of Transportation (DOT) will put into effect the New Driver Logging Rules. These rules will apply across the United States of America and will apply to all commercial drivers with a few exceptions. Some of the exceptions are, farmers, oil field drivers, and bus drivers. We will deal only with the new logging rules for commercial drivers who drive and use the 8 day 70 hour Driver’s Daily Log. |
| Fines for Log Violations will start at $550 and can be as high as $11,000 per violation. The DOT is serious about enforcing the new rules. States can and will add on their own new fines in addition to those of the DOT. I suggest that you learn the rules and make the best of them. We do not have to like the new rules, but we will have to learn them. The New TruckerTracker E-log will become the most important part of a driver’s daily activity. |
| Rules to be especially aware of: |
| 1) Know the time when you started driving, and know when you have to stop. |
| 2) You may only drive a maximum of 11 hours per day. |
| 3) Know how to split driving hours using the new sleeper berth rule requirement of 10 hours per day instead of 8 hours. |
| 4) Know from the time you start driving, 14 hours later you will have to stop and log a minimum of 10 hours sleeper berth time before you start driving again. |
| 5) The 14th hour on duty includes, eating, showering, fueling, and napping. (I think this will be where many drivers will be caught and fined for overdriving). |
| 6) The sleeper berth time can extend the 14th hour rule. Know how to extend the 14-hour rule. This is the rule for Sleeper Berth Exception: Drivers may split on-duty time by using sleeper berth periods, but must comply with the new hours-of-service rules. These drivers may accumulate the equivalent of 10 consecutive hours off-duty by taking 2 periods of rest in the sleeper berth, provided: |
| 1. Neither period is less than 2 hours; |
| 2. Driving time in the period immediately before and after each rest period when added together does not exceed 11 hours; and |
| 3. The on-duty time in the period immediately before and after each rest period when added together does not include any driving after the 14th hour. |
| What the TruckerTracker E-Log will do for you: |
| There are many warnings built into the New 2004 TruckerTracker E-Log. You will be informed by instant warnings for the following situations:. |
| 1. If you enter more hours than you have available |
| 2. If you enter more than 11 hours of driving |
| 3. If you miscalculate your 24 hours while entering daily hours |
| 4. Notifies you when you may be qualified for a reset to full 70 hours of driving time |
| 5. Gives you your average speed for the day |
| 6. Calculates total hours worked each day |
| 7. Calculates your total on duty hours for the last7 days each day |
| 8. Calculates your total on duty hours for the last 8 days each day |
| 9. Calculates your hours available for tomorrow each day |
| 10. You can reset your log to 70 hours by just clicking on a reset button. All effected hours are automatically calculated and reset. |
| 11. If you want to undo your reset, just one click will undo your reset and automatically recalculate your e-log. |
| 12. Calculates your daily miles traveled |
| 13. Calculates weekly total miles logged |
| 14. Calculates monthly total miles logged |
| 15. Calculates yearly total miles logged |
| 16. All daily miles traveled, weekly total miles logged, monthly total miles logged, and yearly total miles logged are running totals and are automatically kept current as data is entered. |
| Other Important features: |
| 1. More than 30 questions and answers are included to answer many questions you may have. |
| 2. A direct link to contact our software department by email or toll free number. |
| 3. Easy to read and easy to master. |
| 4. You can easily manipulate and change your hours anytime and TruckerTracker E-Log will automatically recalculate your hours. |
| 5. Built in links when you are online to go directly to our website www.dieselBoss.com and get the latest fuel prices at major nationwide truck stops, DOT locations of highway scales, rest area locations, and more than 6,000 nationwide truck stops and exit numbers for highways. |
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