Electronic travel logbook

[IanF]

Ferdi and Simon,
Are you the same person or both work for Elogger, disclosure needed!

[ferdiemostert]

Disclosure request

Hallo Ian

Can not talk for Simon. Dont know him.
Elogger is my product, developed over two years.
Elogger is a product of Open Door Electronics (Pty) Ltd, Centurion, RSA.
Nothing to hide and all information and contact details are available on our product website www.elogger.co.za

Please feel free to talk to me if you need anything more

Ferdie

[IanF]

Thanks for clarifying Ferdi.
Is this a good seller?

[ferdiemostert]

More on Elogger

Hallo again Ian

Sales locally are doing well. We also moved some test units into other African countries as well as the USA, Canada, UK, France and Aus.
Feedback from our existing users are great but we always keep on improving with additional features as we receive input from customers.
Elogger has defenitely surprised us but we surely need more exposure. We know that we have a simple but effective product solution for this market but we also find that people out there does not know about this practical solution and its advantages.
Business like ours requires a large footprint of exposure and support. We are very open to new involvement and partnerships to the benefit of all, especially to the users.
Not a problem to talk about this on any platform.

Ferdie

[Simon Naude]

Hi Ian and all

I am just a end user of the products. Travelog™ is not my product I have just found that it is a far better and user friendly unit, with no monthly fees involved ext…
Also that my Travelog™ that I have purchased has internal memory for 8000 trips +- over 3 years of storage. You can also add the customers names on sight not for after hours editing. The fuel can be saved on sight and it doesn’t log it as a trip, as I have found with some of the other units. “the gps stands still and it monitors this as a trip”
The Travelogs gps is monitoring all the time and does not loose communication with the satellites as it has a internal battery lasting up to 10 days always maintaining satellite connection. “I have personally tested this” the other units need to reconnect every time the ignition is switched on. I found other units need about 2km of travel, now work this out one looses thousands of unclaimed kilometers per year.
Another plus factor is that my unit I purchased is manufactured locally and to the iso9001 certification, guaranteeing me quality and assurance of local repairs, serviceability and upgrades.

it is also nice to see the end-users of a product giving such positive feedback

[ferdiemostert]

Hi Simon and Ian
The market for logbooks are so big and have so many different customers with different requirements.
In our research and tests we found that certain products will suit diffrent clients. It is our opponion that even if there were 10 similar products for this market, it will still not suffice. So we are happy that there are place for everyone to do their business positively and without fear. I agree that forums like these should get all the feedback needed from end users. The Travelog unit is very different in application to something like Elogger. The fact that some units lose power and take a long time to detect satellite signal is important to look at when choosing any GPS product. Important to not give feedback on characteristics like these in general. It can sound like only one unit for instance Travelog has overcome this problem. Elogger for instance will have satellite linkage within 35sec of starting your vehicle because we dont want travel data to be lost. Every product will have some negative and other positive features which I am sure Travelog and Elogger have too. It will be our aim to focus on our own unit and improve wherever we can to fulfil our customer needs as we receive feedback.
I think enough said without trying to talk down someone else's product. We trust that users will do their homework when looking to buy their logbooks.
Thank you for a very information filled forum. Appreciate it.

[IanF]

When computers fail there is always the manual logbook. To be honest not a big seller though.

[Francois Pienaar]

Hi everyone.

intelliDrive can offer you the following features on our device.

 The IntelliDrive electronic logbook consists of a small GPS logger that plugs into the cigarette lighter of your vehicle.
 The GPS logger records all trip data.
 You can download this data daily, weekly or monthly onto your PC/laptop via a USB port.
 The “IntelliDrive” software translates this data into SARS compliant reports.
 By the click of a button on a selected field you can now differentiate between private and business km’s travelled. You can also add your own fields of business, in example networking/conference etc.
 With the IntelliDrive Premium you can licence 2 vehicles. This is handy where you use different vehicle for different trips for business reasons (i.e. a SUV for longer trips and smaller inner city runner)
 Your software can be loaded on any number of PC’s /laptops.
 All trips can be plotted and viewed on the South African maps that are part of the intelliDrive software supplied
 No internet connection needed for downloading trip data.
 GARMIN MAPS is compatible with the software.
 All trips can be plotted, viewed and/or simulated on Google Earth
 Can upload ANY amount of "logger's" data on one PC Can accommodate "server" installations where data can be accessible when downloaded from remote locations - applicable for personnel and/or fleet management requirements

For more information on our product feel free to drop me an email on francois@intellidrive.co.za or contact me on 082 445 9900.

Have a great day!

[Bmucool]

Hi everyone. Do these electronic auto loggers really make a difference and how many of you actually get to use them? Would you recommend any?

[sterne.law@gmail.com]

The SARS book is ok, but does anyone use or know of a travel app where we can enter details such as client or purpose etc?

[JourneyOrganizer]

Guys please checkout this new product developed locally and now available. Its very smart and is fully mobile so no need to use a PC. http://www.journeyorganizer.co.za

[dellatjie]

I have found in recent years that SARS also requires a logbook for sole proprietors claiming fuel, toll gates and other motor vehicle-related expenses.