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Drivers Daily Log Program (DDL) - F. Roland "Nick"
Bjorklund - Trucker's Duty Status Log Software and more. Includes New USA 2005 &
Canada 2007 Rules. to see a list of all supported rules go to
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My name is Fritz 'Nick' Bjorklund. I am a software developer. I have been involved with computers, engineering, and software since 1966. With the kids grown and out of the house, I decided in October 1997 to try tractor trailer driving as a possible new career. I have always admired large trucks and the people who drive them. I took the CDL course at a local vocational school. During the Christmas holiday that year (1997), I decided that writing a
truckers log book program would be something I could 'knock off' in a few weeks
of spare time, since I am, after all, a 'professional software developer'. Well,
it was May of 1998 before the program was ready to be distributed for others to
use. Meanwhile I had driven for TRL, Inc. for a couple of months before I
crushed my left heel by falling out of my tractor - at home - unloading 2 weeks
of road trip 'junk' - laundry, etc. Surgery, a steel plate, 8 big screws, and
after several months of 'hobbling' around the TRL yard as a permit clerk, I
decided to give up trucking for a while. After more than a year of steady
contract software development work, the urge to drive came again. I did some
'casual' driving for a local Owner Operator (OO) who is signed on with Fanelli
Bros. Trucking, Pottsville PA. Delivered 'America's oldest beer'-
Yuengling beer - around the PA, NY and MD areas. This ended a few months later
when the OO could not afford to keep two trucks. A common OO problem recently.
I have devoted almost all of my free time to DDL and some time to TLB - the
truck load balancing program. DDL had been available as 'freeware' for almost 5 years, and I estimate that a minimum of 125,000 copies of the software are in use today (01 Oct 2002). I have reached a decision to try to convert what has been a 'hobby' for several years into a 'putting the food on the table' enterprise. If the income from DDL sales becomes 'life sustaining', I can then devote all of my time to making DDL better to the benefit of all users of DDL. The modest registration license fee of US$95 is not going to make me rich, and it should not be hard on the pocket books of the hard working truck drivers who hopefully will find DDL useful and a software tool that they 'can't live without'. The savings from not having to pay motor carrier 'fines' or worse DOT log fines will more than pay for the cost of a DDL license. Truck drivers work hard and spend many lonely hours away from home trying to earn a barely decent wage. No driver is getting rich driving a truck. Though I have met a few owner operators and independents that are making a decent living hauling specialized cargo. Email Address:
frbjorklund@driversdailylog.com
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