Both employees and leadership suffer when there's a lack of trust at your business. Start building trust through the Employee Management Cycle, which will help keep everyone on the same page and prompt you to re-evaluate as needed.
You've got four options when you just can't get your employees to do something you've asked of them... and some of these options are better than others. Read HR Guy's take on how to proceed.
When your employees question your policies or act in unexpected ways, it's best to ask "Why?" before simply reacting or saying "Because I said so." This post explains the reason.
To be blunt: your technicians NEED to appropriately track their hours, no matter what type of compensation plan they're on. And your brand (and possibly your bottom line!) is at risk if they don't. This is one rule you need to strictly enforce...

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