Unpacking the requirements of the ELD Final Rule
Christmas came early for the trucking industry when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) gift-wrapped the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Final Rule and placed it under the tree on Dec. 10, 2015. Fleet Equipment ripped open the regulation package and talked with truck technology experts who are on the ELD front lines. So let’s get
Full ELD compliance is almost here—it’s time to find a solution
Consider this your ELD intervention. Last month when we wrote about ELD compliance ahead of the Dec. 16, 2019 (That’s one week from now) deadline, there were hundreds of thousands of trucks that still needed a solution to be fully compliant. Look, we aren’t pointing fingers—this is a judgment-free zone. We’re here to help.
Even more ELD buying advice
Our top technology sources provided far more ELD buying advice ahead of the Dec. 16 full compliance date, which means that AOBRD are no longer a compliant ELD mandate device. Check out even more tips for ELD buying below and then head over to our first round of ELD buying advice by clicking here. There
Watch: Three lessons learned from the ELD mandate
If your fleet has drivers who are currently required to keep records of duty service, Dec. 16, 2019 is a date with which you should be very familiar. That’s the day your fleet must start to use the electronic logging devices known as ELDs that are registered with the Federal Motor Carrier and Safety Administration, or FMCSA.
A look back at year one of the ELD mandate
When the Federal Motor Carrier and Safety Administration (FMCSA) published the ELD Final Rule in 2015, fleets and carriers had two years to prepare for the switch from paper logs to electronic logging devices (ELDs). Despite this timeline, many in the transportation industry weren’t fully prepared for the December 2017 deadline and experienced culture shock
FMCSA announces new ELD waiver for transporters of agricultural commodities
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is announcing an additional 90-day temporary waiver from the federal ELD mandate for agriculture-related transportation. Additionally, during this time period, FMCSA will publish final guidance on both the agricultural 150 air-mile hours-of-service exemption and personal conveyance. FMCSA will continue its outreach to provide assistance
Knight-Swift Transportation announces early compliance with ELD Mandate
Knight-Swift Transportation has announced early compliance with the Federal Electronic Logging Device (ELD) deadline. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published the final electronic logging device rule in December 2015 requiring all CDL drivers to keep a Record of Duty Status (RODS) using an ELD to document compliance with Hours of Service (HOS) before
Truck Writers of North American announce Technical Achievement Award finalists
The Truck Writers of North America has listed the top five finalists for its 2016 Technical Achievement Award. The finalists are…
Will a Trump presidency impact ELD requirements?
Despite some forecasted uncertainty, the freight transportation forecasting experts at FTR foresee limited short-term impact to the overall economy and transportation industry in particular as a result of the U.S. presidential election results. Behind this assessment is the fact that the new President won’t take office for three months, and then any proposed legislation, including
Mandated use of ELDs tops trucking industry list of concerns
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), a trucking industry not-for-profit research institute, has unveiled its top industry issues report, which includes the list of the top ten critical issues facing the North American trucking industry. The looming implementation date of the federal mandate on the use of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) topped the list of trucking industry
