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[@interstate5trucker]

I love it when I get a good forklift driver. That guy was good.

[@TOTALLYRELAXED]

Hello, Dan! I retired in 2015 before the electronic logs went into law. It was bad enough trying to make a good living all, my 38 years, with paper logs [and, I was GOOD at them if you know what I mean!], so, I definitely wasn’t going to deal with the electronic logs! Nice installation, and, I had to laugh when you said you had to have enough cord in order to hand the logging unit to the law enforcement of DOT! From MY experience as a past OTR driver I had to wonder if THEY knew what to do with it once you handed it to them! Lol! Thanks is for sharing, and, have a great day! ~Jim~

[@richardrasmussen804]

Dan you are very talented when it comes to working on your truck. Safe travels!

[@fletcherdominic5931]

sorry to be so offtopic but does someone know a trick to log back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb forgot my login password. I would love any assistance you can give me

[@kaysonjameson6844]

@Fletcher Dominic Instablaster ;)

[@fletcherdominic5931]

@Kayson Jameson i really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and im in the hacking process atm. I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@fletcherdominic5931]

@Kayson Jameson it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thank you so much, you saved my account :D

[@kaysonjameson6844]

@Fletcher Dominic no problem xD

[@dn52n56]

Hey Dan, Thanks for the train vid. It was great, oh yea, so was the main vid. U R The Man Dan Another Great Vid

[@SteelyPaw]

I told ya on facebook this would make a good video and it did... Congrats on doing your own work and figuring it out.....

[@Bama_RTMF]

Something I found, when dealing with the elog, sometimes the touch screen doesn’t work or can be glitchy.. what I did, was went to Walmart and got a wireless keyboard/mouse combo, like $20, A little usb thing plugs into the elog unit, and then you can sit right there in the seat, pull out your keyboard, sign in, do inspections, send messages etc wayyyyy faster than pecking at the screen with your finger or a stylus pen.

[@interstate5trucker]

Michael Westen I did the same thing. I got a keyboard with a mousepad built in.

[@matthewjohnson3910]

Thanks for sharing safe travels dan

[@johnnance648]

Dan, Just what you needed - a new toy. Keep safe out there and enjoy that 'back east' weather

[@waynetaylor5390]

Hey Dan 👋 ,good to see another video, and thanks for showing one type of ELD that companies are using and what looked like a fairly simple installation. Before I was forced into early retirement we were still using TACHOGRAPH ‘s and paper logs. Keep those great videos coming. Be safe and have a BLESSED DAY, Winny in Pgh.

[@paulm3481]

Very informative.What can you not hook up to your truck.Your the man Dad .

[@tomjones3113]

Thanks for another informational video. Like watching your videos. 👍👍👍👍

[@russelltrupia4479]

Good job on the install Safe trip always enjoy your videos

[@jamesbaxter2812]

As I use to drive, but if I get back to it, I am looking at, Keeptruckin. It plugs in the obd port. Goes over the dash your cell phone is what you use. Very nice. As I don’t know the cost.

[@doon714]

Skip the reserved parking for a while and It will pay for the Omnitracs, Great video. Thank you.

[@rmeshr4282]

Dan thanks for the 🚂. Excellent!!!

[@Swimmingforlife.]

Very interesting Dan, we are all digital recording over in the U.K.. Thank you for another great video. Kind regards Johnny

[@allendodson9881]

Happy Trails Dan.....................................................

[@nelson4you705]

Dan good video but you forgot to mention that this device also includes truck gps and drivewyze to go thru on the scales. Man is worth the 45 to me, I very seldom get pull over on the scales. Safe drives!

[@ernestdougherty3162]

Damn watching you and watching that new system makes me glad I did it back in the days when we had a book R2 R3 lots of laughs we didn't have Electronics gizmos to tell us what to do and when to do it

[@davidanddiana7173]

Cool stuff Dan 👍😎

[@Saddletramp1200]

Doing a fine job Hand. Keep that freight moving. Flat Bedders haul more toys.

[@interstate5trucker]

I’ve been using Qualcomm ELD since 2012. I love it way more than paper logs. Mine has never broken down on me.

[@ruthlowe4478]

Hello Dan be safe traveling

[@SuperTruckerdan]

Thanks for watching

[@simentalg]

Panavise makes an excellent mount for peterbilts part #75140-106 it goes mounted behind the top part of dash next to the vent no need to drill holes and makes it look like peterbilt put it on from factory, can be used with phone holder or tablet holder it’s a life saver

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Hey Dan, good luck with the new log book, also the Pete that was next to you at Mercer town had his chains and bungee cords etc. all inside a stainless steel box, you should do something like that!

[@RobertMememe]

That high tech mumbo jumbo is confusing to old timers lolol

[@kenbrohere]

Any company that makes me pay for an ELD doesnt need me driving for them.

[@MrJim0823]

Thanks Dan Be Safe

[@kens.3729]

Looks like a Union Pacific Triple Consist Train. ALL Aboard! Beep, Beep!

[@rolandgott4275]

Surely if Mercer want you to swap systems they should pay for the new unit($500) not you.

[@MrBigR928]

Really, $500.00 & a monthly fee???.... Phew😝.

[@charlesgenter252]

What a coincidence, Charlene is in your truck talking as well.

[@matthewtalbot3141]

Proclip makes a nice phone mount I have in my Peterbilt.

[@tazgee6609]

Dan, tell me if I've got this right??? You paid for the privilege "to own the piece of equipment"...Now you have to pay for the privilege "to use the piece of equipment"...Good thing you didn't have to pay for the privilege "to install the piece of equipment"!!!!! I guess someone, somewhere thinks you're making too much money driving truck!!!!!!!!!!

[@waynesworld2086]

Yeah please keep your directions in ya binder for info on truck, why I didn't do it idk lol cause I had it in cubby then was asked where directions are at and I knew I had it but couldn't get it fast enough for the cop and got a $130 ticket, found the damn thing after the issue was over lol

[@gslenaway]

Saw one of your Mercer drivers delivering in Sterling Heights, MI a couple of weeks ago. I think it was a big blue Freightshaker. Safe travels

[@chriskahlson]

Smart smart smart

[@TheDaf95xf]

Hi Dan Love your train shots at the beginning as I like trains and trucks as I’m a lorry driver in the uk 🇬🇧 That new log book machine looks good and a real help making sure you run legal for DOT 👍🏻 I find your videos really interesting and honest 😄 We use digital tachographs in Europe that have really small screens like a 1 din radio so it’s hard seeing what you’ve done each day 🙈 I’m lucky as I’m on domestic rules as I drive a mobile MRI medical scanner around scanning mainly dogs 🐶 at veterinary hospitals. Anyway keep safe trucking Dan until the next video . Thanks Stevie 😎🇬🇧

[@patrickbrabenec5930]

Holy crap. 550 plus 45 per month for a subscription? IDK, hopefully it tracks all your ifta and does your taxes for you. Best wishes Dan🕊️♥️🚛🐾👁️🦇

[@cowboytim9882]

Who the hell down-voted this?? I want their names IMMEDIATELY! Dan is a nice guy, and edits real good videos!

[@funnyfarm5555]

For $45.00 a month it should tell you when you need a shower. Can't believe it won't tell you how many hours you have left. Did Mercer tell you what brand you had to buy? Too bad they couldn't get a bulk order and get you all a discount for purchase and use.

[@johannwagner3974]

You got it wrong. It cannot tell you how many hours you have left until he did a reset because it does not know the driven hours for the last week.

[@troy6329ip]

Hello Dan. I use that same ELD and I have to say I do not like it. I find myself fighting that thing when I stop it takes forever to switch from the driving screen to the screen were I can change my status. Plus I have found if you use the messages section you can actually delete everything by accident because the delete all button is in a very inconvenient location. Planing on going to the KeepTruckingg APP and ELD. Anyways thanks for the video. Keep them coming.

[@gavinstutler2469]

Your trucking company made you pay 550 dollars and 45 dollars a month... WOW, you are getting taken advantage of with those short run loads and running hundreds of miles for free to find your next short run load.

[@farmcentralohio]

here's something crazy i found out, in ohio at least. they make truckers jump through all these hoops to drive but for a regular drivers license if a parent doesn't want to pay for their kid to go to a driving school and get their license all they gotta do is wait until the kid is 18 and if they can pass the test the get their license. so there's a bunch of young people driving with very minimal knowledge. someone needs kicked in the a. rear end for thinking this is a good way of doing things. thanks for sharing Dan

[@adambrown2533]

I just went and got mine a lil bit ago at the truck stop and paid $6 for some paper 😂😂be safe dan

[@MrBigR928]

Well, now i know what to expect if i sign on with Mercer! I'll have that $500.00 money order with me💰💰💰

[@hotskullhead3520]

GOT TO LOVE THESE DAM THINGS IT'S nice to have but DAM $45 out of our pockets hurts a lot of people, DON'T they realize we AIN'T millionaires lol, good video bro very good. HOPE to 👀 SEE U N Detroit again. Russ

[@Scott-vc7ez]

You should do a tour of the drivers town at Mercer.

[@trxrider]

Hit the orange triangle to get the red ring to go away

[@uggy7]

I don't agree that you have to pay for the Omnitrack. I am surprised Mercer didn't pick up the bill especially since you are long time working for them. Good video otherwise Dan. 👍👍🇨🇦🐶

[@Jesse-le9bh]

Thanks Dan for explaining the ELD. I retired before the ELD so this was helpful. About the buzzer...why not change to a blinking light? Take care.

[@CowboyTrucking61]

I would thing that if the company wants it in your truck they should pay for equipment and operating cost for the unit. Also they should have to install it. Its either that or find another company to work for.

[@StockyChip]

Complimentary train time.

[@georgesherman5345]

Bummer.. That thing is a big P I T A & you have to pay for it every month, plus you had to buy it.

[@AlaskaErik]

So much for kick the tires, light the fires and head on out.

[@kylepost4]

I’m surprised Mercer let you install your new ELD on your own. I would have thought Mercer would have installed it in your truck for you to endure it is properly installed.

[@BIGBilly]

👍😎👍 once you learn it you'll like it better the JJ

[@chuckyf-u2395]

Stop doing vlogs Billy? Saw your boy Driven left Mercer like you did

[@timbutler259]

Need to allow more time for pre-trip inspection.

[@davidschabel4664]

Paper logs when I drove, never ran out of hours, pull toy here.

[@chuckychuck]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@KB-gs8zi]

Sir Dan !! OKS !!! Now that you got Omnitracs installed !!! Did you have time to work on the ''Ranger''??? Does it run any better ?? Anyhows ,, good video as always !! Would be nice if all the loads would be that easy to go on & off !!! KEEP IT SAFE !!!!

[@philiplindley7384]

Boils my blood when they make life harder AND you have to pay for it. This is why I retired 5 years ago(UK), when they made us sit extra exams and pay for them after a lifetime of trucking. BIG shortage of truckers in the UK now - huge. No-one wants the job anymore.

[@techmeister8355]

Since you don't touch while driving, position it so back.of it faces passenger window, you can see all of dashboard, no??

[@chrisleon6238]

👍. 👍. 👌

[@banzaii6285]

So...is that the kind that puts you on line 4 as soon as the truck moves? Even if you're just moving across the parking lot for whatever reason?

[@archiedavenport1180]

Technically since it has the eld on it they cannot charge you for the service

[@interstate5trucker]

Archie Davenport is what you’re saying a law?

[@archiedavenport1180]

@@interstate5trucker Yes sir it is a violation of the lease act in the fmcsa 49. Cfr 376.12 trans am got sued for it and the lease operators won cause they wanted to charge them for the system and a service fee just like Dan has to pay .

[@interstate5trucker]

Archie Davenport right on, thanks.

[@dennismckown3873]

looks like a pain in the butt, but then again, i didn't have all the tecky stuff that y'll have now. mine was all paper.

[@spencerbeales8965]

Hey Dan love your videos. Where's your rear fenders? Do you still have the 379?

[@im_not_mad]

The man can track you now! Did you dispatch yourself or just did a pre trip? So they give you mileage & eta’s on your dispatch? Also since you are a an O/O do they also show what your load pays when you dispatch?

[@cadwang_621]

so this system is becoming mandatory by october and theres a 45 a month fee? what is that?

[@DLSWV]

Likes dan videos. Best TRUCKIN videos. 👍😉

[@RetireWithLess]

Hey Dan, how many more years do you see yourself truckin?

[@aymanfortyeightstates187]

I heard you saying it’s mandatory by October, could you please give more details please

[@Krieghandt]

I just had an idea for a video, when should a skateboarder use chains vs straps?

[@interstate5trucker]

Krieghandt metal on metal, fiber on fiber.

[@rolfsinkgraven]

$45.00 a month is not cheap hope it works ok.

[@kw900lkevin]

not seen or heard of having to be able to hand the aorb/eld device out the door/window

[@johnm.evangelis693]

If the J J Keller was a better eld why did they change Dan?

[@neilpuckett359]

Why didn't you let Mercer tech install it?

[@rickrogers9511]

That Guy would not let You keep the 4x4 on the trailer ?

[@jefferieredmon2496]

Does everyone own their truck at your company

[@tylerpoole4649]

Yes because Mercer is an all owner op company no company drivers

[@tonyjxn]

So what does the buzzer do.

[@RaoulThomas007]

Tony Jackson It’s the dump valve on the trailer!

[@tonyjxn]

@@RaoulThomas007 so he dumps the air on the first axle to make turns

[@chuckyf-u2395]

If you try the map on the omnitrac, let me know what you think...it SUCKS!!!

[@timmay2k]

Omnitrax sucks IMO I wished I'd opted for keep trucking eld when I started at Landstar. Touch screen is crap and every now and then I get the damn red ring of death it actually tells me eld hours of service has stopped recording please use paper logs 🤣

[@warrenmills5081]

Dan u are a kid when u open a 📦

[@LadyMarie880]

Cool it's not the having to learn something that you have to do .that is ok but when a new idea is sold to the boss or the DOT like three years down the road, and you have to learn there new idea all over again. Just for something to help make there day shorter and make them money on your time and dime. And hand it to them really..... they should be able to put your info in there computer in there car or truck or office....if your handing your device to them you are welling giving them the right to take you off the road, and you have not be inspected yet. It is like your guilty be for you are charge with something. Interesting.

[@bigunone]

Train but no buzzer

[@xXBuckOFiveXx]

1:55 I don’t think the forklift operator even realized he had a flat tire

[@RaoulThomas007]

Dad I think the forklift operator needs longer forks for that kind of load. I think he owes Dan a Christmas card for helping him out too!

[@johnkozloski5288]

looks like your in a prison yard with all that barbed wire on the fence

[@dn52n56]

Directions too use?? a requirement? so i guess dot is that stupid? or they just don't have that much $$ for classes

[@banzaii6285]

You have to have printed instructions to present to the DOT if they ask for them, there's several different ELD manufacturers. Even though they've probably seen 'em all...it's an opportunity for a BS ticket if you don't have it, AND you have to carry a couple paper log books, in case that thing breaks. They'll ask to see those too.

[@kenbrohere]

Blocking your AC vent not cool.

[@harleyhawk7959]

just thank Obama Dan. probably makes him richer

[@falsup09]

I want to watch this video, but after three minutes you’re still showing a truck being unloaded which has nothing to do with the title of your video, I don’t have this kind of time to waste