Re: Accounting Vendors

The Department of Transportation has only authorized five carriers to run 
paperless logs, however that system is not perfect and the courts have yet 
to rule on their legality.  It is more than just big brother watching, they 
want the logs written out in the drivers own handwriting....to make sure it 
is being done correctly and if not, who to hold responsible. Hell they evern 
still require a driver to complete the application in their own handwriting 
even though most companies will initially take one over the web for pre-
employment screening....and then that information has to be re-entered into 
the driver records for verification. 

I think we have moved off the subject a long way.....my original question 
which has been answered quite well by several individuals.....I am looking 
for an accounting package, whether you agree with my requirement of green 
screen or not is beside the point.  That is what we require at this time, 
you can feel free to disagree and I have no problem with that...just accept 
the fact this is what we are looking for.


On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 12:49:20 -0600, Trevor Perry wrote
> Then don't mention them!!
> 
> How about RFID to track a vehicle and send back information from 
> each of the parts? They can do this with the shuttle!! Driver logs 
> are needed less and less since big brother can watch.
> 
> And Paul, construction sites ~can~ upgrade their technology. There 
> are more and more robust PDAs and laptops, etc that can gather data. 
> I expect they do paperwork to give a couple of extra workers a job. 
> In Australia, they pay one guy to be the key keeper at each site. He 
> gets paid to get there in the morning and open the gate, and leave 
> after every other worker. His day is therefore mostly overtime, and 
> he does nothing else all day. Why stop the paperwork if you need to 
> have one of your buddies collecting a paycheck?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Douglas W. Palme"
> Subject: Re: Accounting Vendors
> 
> > Not to mention driver log books......even though they can be scanned in,
> > there are data entry entries that need to be made to correct the mistakes
> > (drivers have been notorious for lousy hand writing).
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 12:28:35 -0600, pnelson wrote
> >> <<In the 21st century, why do companies have business processes that
> >> still use data entry?>>
> >>
> >> You ever been out on a construction site? A lot of contractors
> >> (because of the federal and state governments and the unions) still
> >> have to use paper timesheets.
> >> --
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If you bought it, it was hauled by a truck - somewhere, sometime.