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Overdrive, Senior Editor Todd Dills win Neal Award for ELD mandate coverage
For a year-long, in-depth examination of the electronic logging device mandate,Ā Overdrive andĀ Senior Editor Todd Dills have won a Jesse H. Neal Award, which recognizes excellence in business journalism. Dills won the Neal Award in the Best Series category for his E-Log Shift series.
April 6, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Hacking trucks: Cybersecurity and the ELD mandate
With hundreds of thousands of big rigs about to tack on internet-connected ELDs, some people see a major security threat.
September 7, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Is it necessary for an ELD to āsupportā intrastate hours rules?
The short answer: As a matter of regulation, no. The electronic logging device mandate is written in a manner that is more or less agnostic to the hours of service rule a particular driver is operating under. Nonetheless, say ELD providers, rule-set support can be helpful.
June 6, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
The crazy quilt of intrastate hours logging and ELD mandates
States failing to adopt an e-logging mandate. Hours of service regs differing from the federal rule. ELDs missing state-specific features. For the intrastate driver required to use e-logs, the change could get complicated.
June 5, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDs: How much does compliance with mandate cost?
While the $1,000-plus onboard systems with expensive ongoing costs in maintenance and subscriptions havenāt gone away entirely, many inexpensive options exist, even among dedicated units.
April 20, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
How to turn your smartphone into an ELD
Though some providers such as ERoad, iGlobal and DriverTech now offer dedicated units of their own, the vast majority of growth has been ābring your own deviceā units capable of being paired with an operatorās smartphone or tablet.
April 18, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD guide: How the two basic types of logging devices work
BYOD (ābring your own deviceā) systems allow buyers to purchase their own hardware for the driver interface, such as an owner-operator using an app on a personal Android- or iOS-powered smartphone. The other prominent type is a dedicated ELD unit, which has been around in various forms for some years.
April 12, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Eyes on the prize: The market for pre-2000 trucks in light of ELD exemption
Pre-2000 model year trucks take on a new luster as a way out of the ELD mandate. Now might be the best time to beat an expected spike in prices.
December 8, 2016
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