Playing around with ways to record details in a notebook. Does below seem okay? Am I missing anything? Can it be done better? Anyone have any templates that I could use? It’s formatted a bit better. Trucknet wont let the format stay when I copy and paste.Thanks.
WEEK NUMBER:
AGENCY: COMPANY:
VEHICLE REGISTRATION:
WALK AROUND CHECK:
DEFECTS [NOTES]:
DATE:
START OF SHIFT: MUST END SHIFT BY: END OF SHIFT:
DAILY REST: HOW MANY 9 HOURS AVAILABLE:
WEEKLY REST: REGUALR OR REDUCED
COMPENSATION OWING: MAXIMUM DATE TO PAY BACK:
DRIVING TIME: HOW MANY 10 HOURS AVAILABLE:
DRIVING TIME TOTAL WEEK:
DRIVING TIME TOTAL FORTNIGHT:
DRIVING TIME BREAKS:
45 MINUTES TIME TAKEN:
15 MINUTES +30 MINUTES TIME TAKEN:
Have you considered using trucker timer android/ios/blackberry app, it will do most if not all you want to do, and you can export files into CSV format. Once you learn how to use it it is pretty accurate and works pretty well.
Good old fashioned pen & paper, write down start time, when you leave, destination, when you arrive (as many times as necessary) & any breaks, then just the time that you pull your card (& or clock out)
Then you can transfer the info onto a spread sheet, if you want.
I use the back of my old manifests, can usually get 3 or 4 days worth on each piece of paper, keep them as evidence (in case the office asks what you did 3 weeks ago [emoji57]) for a few weeks, then bin 'em.
LE1erRE:
Playing around with ways to record details in a notebook. Does below seem okay? Am I missing anything? Can it be done better? Anyone have any templates that I could use? It’s formatted a bit better. Trucknet wont let the format stay when I copy and paste.Thanks.
WEEK NUMBER:
AGENCY: COMPANY:
VEHICLE REGISTRATION:
WALK AROUND CHECK:
DEFECTS [NOTES]:
DATE:
START OF SHIFT: MUST END SHIFT BY: END OF SHIFT:
DAILY REST: HOW MANY 9 HOURS AVAILABLE:
WEEKLY REST: REGUALR OR REDUCED
COMPENSATION OWING: MAXIMUM DATE TO PAY BACK:
DRIVING TIME: HOW MANY 10 HOURS AVAILABLE:
DRIVING TIME TOTAL WEEK:
DRIVING TIME TOTAL FORTNIGHT:
DRIVING TIME BREAKS:
45 MINUTES TIME TAKEN:
15 MINUTES +30 MINUTES TIME TAKEN:
Do you really need to no all these things i drove for 15 years and never kept a record of anything. If you cannot remember how many hours you have driven or how long your break was how are you going to remember where your going or how to drive the truck without notes to tell you to take the handbrake off.
It would be difficult to stay legal unless notes were made. You could of course just do a printout but they look like a bugger to get your head around.
I suppose its possible to try and keep it in your head but makes sense to have a record of it.
Not least of all make sure you get paid the right money for hours worked
LE1erRE:
It would be difficult to stay legal unless notes were made. You could of course just do a printout but they look like a bugger to get your head around.
I suppose its possible to try and keep it in your head but makes sense to have a record of it.
Not least of all make sure you get paid the right money for hours worked
If you’re employed for a firm direct I wouldn’t bother, a timesheet would suffice, plus you’ll have defect books/sheets to fill in everyday, so between all that you would have just abut everything you’ve got on your list.
If I was AGENCY, and at different places week in week out, I would have an A4 page a day diary, and be scrupulously recording everything in it thats on your list. To aid in any dispute’s over hours, wages, or damage.
Then cos I’m agency the estimated pay + pay hours at bottom, to make sure they are right! Then have a print out at the end also, put em all in a file and keep them for future reference to keep track of my WTD weekly requirements etc.
DT = Drive time (Accumulated total in brackets)
WT = Working time (Other work + Drive time)
Duty = Total shift time
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Then cos I’m agency the estimated pay + pay hours at bottom, to make sure they are right! Then have a print out at the end also, put em all in a file and keep them for future reference to keep track of my WTD weekly requirements etc.
P.s. Yes i know the pay is crap!hamletbarnard MEMBER Posts: 21Joined: Sun Dec 06, 2015 5:19 pm
Are you doing that throughout the day? I was looking more at for my own records mainly filled out at end of day?
Was mainly thinking about doing that if it was agency. I suppose permanent employer would be less important especially if you knew your hours were pretty regular, never hit the 9 or 10 hour driving limit, etc…
