diff --git a/asc2log.c b/asc2log.c
index 51d174e..483cc91 100644
--- a/asc2log.c
+++ b/asc2log.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ void print_usage(char *prg)
 
 void prframe(FILE *file, struct timeval *tv, int dev, struct canfd_frame *cf, unsigned int max_dlen, char *msgdir) {
 
+	char buf[CL_CFSZ]; /* max length */
+
 	fprintf(file, "(%ld.%06ld) ", tv->tv_sec, tv->tv_usec);
 
 	if (dev > 0)
@@ -79,9 +81,11 @@ void prframe(FILE *file, struct timeval *tv, int dev, struct canfd_frame *cf, un
 	else
 		fprintf(file, "canX ");
 
-	fprintf(file, "%s ", msgdir);
+	sprint_canframe(buf, cf, 0, max_dlen);
+	fprintf(file, "%-25s ", buf);
+
+	fprintf(file, "%s \n", msgdir);
 
-	fprint_canframe(file, cf, "\n", 0, max_dlen);
 }
 
 void get_can_id(struct canfd_frame *cf, char *idstring, int base) {
diff --git a/candump.c b/candump.c
index fb0e75d..08c73c1 100644
--- a/candump.c
+++ b/candump.c
@@ -706,9 +706,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 					/* log CAN frame with absolute timestamp & device */
 					sprint_canframe(buf, &frame, 0, maxdlen);
-					fprintf(logfile, "(%010ld.%06ld) %*s %s %s\n",
+					fprintf(logfile, "(%010ld.%06ld) %*s %-25s %s\n",
 						tv.tv_sec, tv.tv_usec,
-						max_devname_len, devname[idx], (msg.msg_flags & MSG_DONTROUTE)?"Tx":"Rx", buf);
+						max_devname_len, devname[idx], buf, (msg.msg_flags & MSG_DONTROUTE)?"Tx":"Rx");
 				}
 
 				if ((logfrmt) && (silent == SILENT_OFF)){
diff --git a/log2asc.c b/log2asc.c
index 4307f1d..f909c14 100644
--- a/log2asc.c
+++ b/log2asc.c
@@ -227,10 +227,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			continue;
 
 		if (sscanf(buf, "(%ld.%ld) %s %s %s", &tv.tv_sec, &tv.tv_usec,
-			   device, msgdir, ascframe) != 5) {
+			   device, ascframe,msgdir) != 5) {
+			sscanf("Rx", "%s", msgdir); /* To support candump log file without Rx/Tx info */
+			if (sscanf(buf, "(%ld.%ld) %s %s", &tv.tv_sec, &tv.tv_usec,
+				   device, ascframe) != 4) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "incorrect line format in logfile\n");
 			return 1;
 		}
+		}
 
 		if (!start_tv.tv_sec) { /* print banner */
 			start_tv = tv;