Paperless Logs
Werner Enterprises was the first trucking company to use the paperless log system. In June 1998 Werner Enterprises and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) entered into a pilot program to use a "paperless" log system designed to replace the paper logbooks for recording drivers Hours Of Service (HOS) duty statuses. This process was tested and monitored by the FMCSA for a period of six years. Through the six year period drivers used the computer system via the Qualcomm on board computers in the truck and still maintaining a paper log while the system was perfected. From 1995 through September 2004 Werner continued to improve the paperless log system and in this time contacted the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and informed them of their findings and showed Werner's commitment to the safety of their drivers and more importantly the motoring public. On September 21, 2004 the FMCSA granted Werner Enterprises an exemption from paper log use and in December 2004 was formally granted the exemption at a ceremony at the corporate headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. Other companies using electronic logs include Schneider National, Knight Transportation, and Marten Transport.
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