Electronic Logging Devices

Questions to consider about looming Canadian ELD mandate enforcement

Chiefly, transfer of log data through an eRODS-software-type system for analysis will not be happening initially. Meanwhile, with no registered ELDs, still no clear indication an enforcement delay from June 12 is in the offing from Canadian regulators.

February 11, 2021

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Don't forget what they say about double negatives ...

One eagle-eyed owner-operator and grammar enthusiast offers an intriguing object lesson with these no-engine-brakes signs -- and: Still no devices on Canada's ELD registry with mandate deadline five months out.

February 8, 2021

No Engine Braking and Engine Braking signs with red slashes through them

Electronic Logging Devices

ELD makers report ongoing updates as drivers navigate new hours options

Some ELD apps sowed confusion for drivers trying to use new split-sleeper options. ELD makers acknowledge that software updates are being deployed to correct.

October 15, 2020

Electronic Logging Devices

POLL: Has your ELD updated its compliance-assist elements to reflect the hours changes?

Whether you’ve tried out any of the new flexibilities in the hours of service rule or not, this poll asks if your electronic logging device has updated the underlying rule-sets in its time counters/other compliance assist elements as of September 29.

September 29, 2020

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Electronic Logging Devices

As ELD provider list narrows, questions arise over accuracy of DOT registry

As ELD vendors consolidate in the coming months and years, and as new hours of service rule takes effect in later this month, can FMCSA ensure the list remains up to date?

September 7, 2020

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Electronic Logging Devices

After ‘ELD scars,’ savvy owner-ops look for functionality, features, privacy in choosing e-logs

As owner-operators now have, in most cases, years of experience dealing with ELDs, they're more savvy buyers of electronic logging devices.

July 22, 2020

Electronic Logging Devices

As ELD provider list narrows, questions arise over accuracy of DOT registry

As the ELD market shifts, questions have arisen over whether FMCSA can keep the registry up to date.

July 20, 2020

Electronic Logging Devices

Owner-operators, some already forced to switch ELD providers, stare down turbulent e-log market

Could the electronic logging device market be headed for consolidation? If so, what does that mean for owner-operators and small fleets? Find out on Overdrive.

July 16, 2020

Electronic Logging Devices

Cybersecurity 101: ELDs’ susceptibility to cyber attacks

Since ELDs use wireless connections to manage data, vigilant owner-operators and small fleet owners must take cybersecurity seriously to ward off cyber attacks.

June 16, 2020

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Electronic Logging Devices

In message pushing ELD mandate victories, FMCSA boss addresses tampering concerns

FMCSA's Jim Mullen, acting administrator, touted the successes of the ELD mandate -- but said the agency will look at issues of ELD tampering, too.

March 3, 2020

Electronic Logging Devices

ELDs create volumes of data, and vendors are putting it to use for truckers — and themselves

In this story from June, Overdrive explored in depth what ELD providers and other companies do with the data that truckers generate from electronic logging devices. Mostly free from any regulation, ELD vendors are free to compile and monetize drivers’ data, or put it to use to create new services.

December 19, 2019

Electronic Logging Devices

AOBRD-to-ELD switch: Keeping up with cellular networks upgrade

With the final ELD deadline a month out, reporting here on an added wrinkle to AOBRD-to-ELD transition decisions, given a great deal of ELD hardware and software are running over 3G networks that will soon be obsolete.

November 15, 2019

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Electronic Logging Devices

Omnitracs: ELDs back online after service disruption

Partial service has been restored for 99% of the Omnitracs devices affected by this weekend’s service disruption, says Omnitracs CEO Ray Greer. The temporary software patch is an interim fix until a permanent firmware update can be deployed, Greer said.

November 7, 2019

Electronic Logging Devices

FMCSA: No chance ELD deadline will be delayed

If you’re hoping for a delay in enforcement of the looming deadline to adopt an electronic logging device, don’t count on it, says Joe DeLorenzo, head of enforcement for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

October 29, 2019

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Electronic Logging Devices

ELDs’ final shift: How poor customer service can cause noncompliance

60 days out from the Dec. 17. AOBRD-to-ELD transition deadline, the latest in this series explores issues of customer service, in part driving some owner-operators’ and fleets’ provider decisions as the adoption of ELD technology proceeds.

October 17, 2019

Electronic Logging Devices

AOBRD-to-ELD: Tech providers on data handling, hours changes, improving core and ancillary functionality

“Nobody’s in a race to be regulated,” noted Pedigree Technologies CEO Wade Wilson, speaking with three other ELD providers in August on the subject of the AOBRD-to-ELD shift. While there’s certainly general antipathy among truckers to the mandate, a variety of business cases can be made for telematics technology.

October 10, 2019

Electronic Logging Devices

Goodbye, AOBRD: Shifting loyalties, yard moves and other challenges

Considering options with any ELD provider when making an upgrade from AOBRD technology can involve much more than just the basic differences between regulatory requirements of AOBRDs and ELDs — many devices come with a host of ancillary functions. Also: More on yard moves, edits and other new challenges.

September 23, 2019

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Electronic Logging Devices

Goodbye, AOBRD: ELDs’ final shift

90 days out from the ELD mandate’s final Dec. 17 deadline, many fleets and one-truck owner-operators with authority are delaying the transition from AOBRD-spec technology. ELD providers are hopeful for new customers among the small percentages of truckers switching providers during the transition.

September 17, 2019

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