The Fleetowner.com website wrote an article called Experts: Paper logbooks will soon be virtually obsolete. Written by Wendy Leavitt, it tells why we are going paperless.
CSA 2010’s is paperless. It uses (EOBR) electronic onboard recorder. Companies like CR England, Inc. has been using EOBR’s since 2009 and like the idea of logbooks being electronic to simplify the process. Dustin England, director of safety for CR England , hopes to “improve equipment utilization and gain access to useful real-time information.”
Dustin appreciates the electronic logs through the CSA 2010 compliance. “It eliminates or drastically reduces 42 of the 52 CSA 2010 hours of service violations.” He also mentioned “fatigued driving is our lowest CSA Basic.”
According to the article, EOBR has minimized service violations by 63% and a 74% decrease of driver out-of-service for beginners. Dustin has made it clear that CR England, Inc, will “never, ever, ever go back to paper logs again. They are just too much work.”
With technology allowing drivers and their companies to communicate without paper, it is obvious to most that the old fashioned way of sending paperwork to trucking offices by fax is just a way of the past. Most reports aren’t needed anymore from the driver since the truck software already sends it back periodically without a push of a button.
The trucking companies know where their tractors are at all times and software on smart phones tell drivers where the closest gas station is. Smart phones have software that actually tells drivers where their load is and gives the data needed to the driver to find the freight.
We are in the new era of technology and never going back. Trees will be saved, time will be saved, and honesty must be followed because the technology will snitch on you.
http://fleetowner.com/regulations/experts-paper-logbooks-eobr-0805/
