Supporting documents have long been required to ensure drivers remained within hours of service and were not driving in a fatigued state. These documents, when compared to the drivers log books, would prove whether the driver was where he said he was, when he said he was, doing what he said he was. For example
Supporting Documents
GPS Data Must be Kept by Trucking Companies for Six Months
By Morgan Adams on
Posted in Hours of Service, Legal Issues
In a welcome change to regulations regarding hours of service for drivers, companies are now required by the FMCSA to save satellite GPS information that shows the location of the truck. This will increase a company’s ability to enforce safe trucking policies, and the law, which limits the number of hours a driver can be on the…