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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 2366685" data-attributes="member: 42691">I keep an spiral notebook. It works the best. I record everything. Loads to and from, tractor, trailer and dolly numbers, LV and AR times, and if there are any delays, and I do mean anything, it gets written down in my book. I have one of those cards UPS gives us, with the hundredths conversion charts. And everyday, whether I&#039;m running mileage or hourly, I figure my hours, from what I&#039;ve worked, to what I&#039;ve got left for the week.Come Friday, I know, down to the hundredth, what I can work.The apps sound great, but from my experience, the written word is more at accurate. And as I said, I tried an app once, but I always forgot to clock out in it. Probably because my book always got first priority.The book becomes a powerful tool when management wants to see you in the office for this or that bullspit. In their little meetings, they always seems to think you won&#039;t have answers for their questions about what took you this long or that long, from events from yesterday to 5 days ago. That&#039;s where the book is golden. If I know they want to see me, the book rides shotgun, and they start to learn this, because their questions become sighs when I say, &quot;Hold on, let me check my book. What was that date again?&quot;In my experience, Apps make life easier, but also, lazier. Nothing replaces the written word. A wise old feeder driver once told me to write EVERYTHING down, and it has proved to be very wise advice. It always seems manager&#039;s make eye contact with my book before they make it with me. And my book is always ready.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 2366685, member: 42691"] I keep an spiral notebook. It works the best. I record everything. Loads to and from, tractor, trailer and dolly numbers, LV and AR times, and if there are any delays, and I do mean anything, it gets written down in my book. I have one of those cards UPS gives us, with the hundredths conversion charts. And everyday, whether I'm running mileage or hourly, I figure my hours, from what I've worked, to what I've got left for the week. Come Friday, I know, down to the hundredth, what I can work. The apps sound great, but from my experience, the written word is more at accurate. And as I said, I tried an app once, but I always forgot to clock out in it. Probably because my book always got first priority. The book becomes a powerful tool when management wants to see you in the office for this or that bullspit. In their little meetings, they always seems to think you won't have answers for their questions about what took you this long or that long, from events from yesterday to 5 days ago. That's where the book is golden. If I know they want to see me, the book rides shotgun, and they start to learn this, because their questions become sighs when I say, "Hold on, let me check my book. What was that date again?" In my experience, Apps make life easier, but also, lazier. Nothing replaces the written word. A wise old feeder driver once told me to write EVERYTHING down, and it has proved to be very wise advice. It always seems manager's make eye contact with my book before they make it with me. And my book is always ready. [/QUOTE]

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