Electronic Logging Devices

Channel 19
FMCSA official re-emphasizes exploratory nature of pre-2000 exemption attention
Associate Administrator Larry Minor joined truckers John Grosvenor, Shawn Mitchell and others for a discussion of the current ELD-regs comment period. For now, Minor emphasized, "we're asking questions" about the pre-2000 exemption, not proposing change.
September 28, 2022
Grosvenor, Mitchell and Minor together on the Truckers Independent Broadcasting Network show.
Regulations
'Leave us alone': ELD-exempt owner-ops say no to any pre-2000 exemption change
"Fix the roads and bridges. Provide more truck parking. Insist upon better training." As FMCSA considers potential change, owner-operators like the one quoted here insist the agency should leave any mods to the exemption on the cutting room floor.
September 27, 2022
Dry bulk tank truck on Texas highway
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Are you running an ELD-exempt glider kit?
FMCSA's recent notice examining possible updates to ELD mandate regulations suggested potential future change to the pre-2000 model year engine exemption, including some questions around exempt gliders. Are you running one or more today?
September 22, 2022
Gliders
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA considering changing ELD regs around glider kits, pre-2000 engines, more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration signaled on Thursday that it's considering changes to ELD regulations pertaining to the pre-2000 engine exemption for rebuilt or remanufactured engines in gliders, among other things.
September 15, 2022
ELD
Voices
ELD mandate: More than four years in, how did the shift affect highway safety, if at all?
Which of the choices in this poll best describes your feeling on just how the FMCSA's electronic logging device mandate impacted bedrock highway safety, if you feel it was impactful at all? Weigh in here.
September 13, 2022
E Ld Grid
Regulations
FMCSA revokes ELDorado ELD from registry
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration removed ELDorado’s ELDorado ELD from the list of registered ELDs. Motor carriers and drivers who use the ELDorado ELDs have 60 days to replace the revoked devices with compliant devices.
September 9, 2022
A Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles officer checks the ELD data from a driver.
CSA's Data Trail
'Man v. machine' comes to the roadside: Mitigating rising 'false log' risk
Five years into the ELD mandate, inspectors have the tools to catch improper use of PC, resulting most often in the "false log" violation as punishment. But faced with the choice of PC or an 11/14 violation, taking the latter on the chin might be best.
July 22, 2022
broken screen on an eld
Hours of Service
2020's split-sleeper change: FMCSA's greatest hit?
A majority of drivers now enjoy increased productivity with hours-accounting flexibility after 2020's split-sleeper shift in the hours of service. But not everyone agrees, and not everyone thinks trucking and its regulators are headed down the right path.
July 14, 2022
owner operator in semi truck parking lot
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA removes ArionT ELD from registered devices list
ArionTech's ArionT ELD is the first device revoked by FMCSA. Operators using the device have until Aug. 24 to replace the device with a compliant ELD. Also: Truckstop.com launches new partner marketplace; latest Highway Angel.
June 28, 2022
ArionT ELD
Gear
Rand McNally launches new ELD
Together with Rand McNally's Fleet platform and the Rand VL (Vehicle Link) app for drivers, the Vehicle Link ELD simplifies compliance by providing hours of service and driver vehicle inspection (DVIR) reporting.
May 19, 2022
Rand McNally's Vehicle Link ELD and Android app
Business
FTR: Trucking Conditions at worst level since May 2020 | Canadian ELD mandate -- approved devices double in two months
FTR's Trucking Conditions Index for March turned negative for the first time since the early stages of the pandemic. Also: Canada's ELD registry now features 48 devices; Labor Dept. talks sexual harassment of female truckers; new truck stop in Tennessee.
May 18, 2022
trucks at a dock
Regulations
Roadcheck: What inspectors are seeing at White River Junction on I-91
In Vermont on Roadcheck's first day, owner-operator J.R. Quirion confidently volunteers himself for inspection to avoid hassle later; another driver wasn't so lucky with some dangerously bald trailer tires.
May 18, 2022
roadcheck inspection taking place
Channel 19
'Personal conveyance' in the hours of service: Owner-ops say no to time/distance limits
The majority of respondents to Overdrive's recent poll querying readers about CVSA's idea to officially limit drivers' personal conveyance use of their equipment rejected the notion. Plenty, however, agreed enforcement variability runs rampant.
April 28, 2022
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Parking
Trucking groups petition DOT for truck parking expansion | 3G sunsetting begins
Two key trucking orgs penned a joint letter to DOT Secretary Buttigieg advocating for expanded truck parking. Also: AT&T 3G networks shutting down today; southern Arizona enforcement blitz ongoing this week; new Pilot in New Mexico.
February 22, 2022
Parking Lot
Overdrive Radio
'Advanced ELD auditing': Preventing hours viols during an audit
ELDs have emphatically not delivered carriers from hours-related enforcement, particularly at the investigatory level when federal and state auditors come calling. Here's how to navigate the new system of ELD audits.
February 18, 2022
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Regulations
FMCSA's safety ratings trend negative: A majority issued in 2021 were Conditional
In 2021, in stark contrast to most recent years, a majority of all audits that concluded with a safety rating ended with the carrier getting a Conditional rating. Ratings and audits continued to decline, with Satisfactory ratings in ever-shorter supply.
February 10, 2022
driver at counter with officer
Electronic Logging Devices
Study: Trucking accidents increased after ELD mandate
Newly published Univ. of Arkansas study found that the ELD mandate correlated with an increase in both accidents and in recorded unsafe driving incidents, specifically speeding.
January 6, 2022
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Voices
Opinion: Another case for more flexible hours of service, small trucking's voice
Thomas "T-Ray" Hogan of Ward, Arkansas, penned this letter to urge regulators and others around trucking to ease up on solutions in search of a problem that he feels are driving independents and small fleets out of trucking -- a safety negative.
November 16, 2021
Thomas Hogan 2007 Peterbilt 379
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