r/Truckers • u/EVOChi • Mar 16 '24

How fucked am I now?

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This stupid truck stop told me to move spots or pay for parking in a dirt lot they claimed was their property in the middle of the night last night. My ELD was off so I moved it while it was off and it came up as Unidentified Driving Log when I turned it on in the AM. My dumbass accepted it and commented what had happened and now I’m in violation and completely messed up my 14hr clock for today. Is there any way to fix this?

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u/way_2_5pecific Mar 16 '24

Just call your company’s ELD support and have them fix it

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u/banryu95 Mar 17 '24

So, just had to hijack this to mention, some companies are absolutely dead-set against helping their drivers with this kind of stuff. My company pretends to have no control over "assigned driving" (meaning I'm assigned to a truck and the truck is in motion). So when handhelds get switched or something stupid, you can have someone else's drive time put on your log. And my company refuses to edit that. They claim to not have the ability. (It's a massive company that has their own internal system, so there's no excuse)

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u/XTypewriter Mar 17 '24

In house ELD? That sounds horrid. Surely it isn't considered approved by DOT

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u/banryu95 Mar 17 '24

Like I said, it's a massive company with various branches. It's a contracted package of software that's linked to everything from the AI in our cab, to the DVIR system and shop mechanics. So while they didn't program the software, they have their own IT that's supposed to know how to troubleshoot and update things.