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Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA issuing brief ELD waiver to short-term rental trucks, exempts motion picture haulers
The U.S. DOT has announced it wonāt start requiring the use of electronic logging devices for short-term rental trucks, defined as 30 days or less, until March 18. Also, 6,500 drivers who haul equipment for TV and movie productions will be exempt from the ELD mandate for at least five years.
January 17, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
KeepTruckin ELD in Pilot Flying J stores
The KeepTruckin e-log app andĀ ELD system, well-known among drivers, is now being stocked for purchase in Pilot Flying J stores.
January 11, 2018
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Electronic Logging Devices
Tow truck drivers, small seasonal fleet file for ELD exemptions
The Towing and Recovery Association of America requested a five-year exemption from the mandate for tow truck drivers. STC Inc., a 75-truck seasonal propane-hauling fleet, also requested an exemption from ELDs.
January 10, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Are you running with an ELD/AOBRD for logs or holding off?
With reports varying considerably from operators following the initial enforcement date of the ELD mandate in December, whatās your status for e-log implementation, whether already set up with one, protesting the mandate by shutting down/leaving the business, remaining on paper logs with an exemption, or another scenario?
January 8, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Trash haulers, oil rig group and others ask FMCSA for ELD exemption
Trash hauling and recycling fleet American Disposal Services, oilfield service fleet Cudd Energy Services, the Agricultural Retailers Association and the Association of Energy Service Companies have each petitioned FMCSA for ELD exemptions for five years.
January 4, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
Comment period opens for OOIDAās request to exempt small business truckers from ELD mandate
OOIDA has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to exempt small businesses (defined by the Small Business Administration as those with up to $27.5 million a year in revenue) who have no at-fault crashes on their record and who have a āSatisfactoryā or āConditionalā from the ELD mandate.
January 3, 2018
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD protest enters third day in Miami
A group of drivers and owner-operators have shut down along U.S. 27 near the Florida 826 interchange in greater Miami through the end of the day today, at least, in protest of the electronic logging device mandate. Others have joined in around the country.
December 20, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Surge of new ELD users tests vendorsā systems
Though most prominent electronic logging device manufacturers reported no disruptions in service as the ELD mandate took effect Monday, more than one ELD supplier was reported to have temporary service outages most of the day due to the wave of new users coming online.
December 19, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD-Day: On the ground with enforcement in Kentucky as truckers, officers adjust to new logs reality
Reporting live from the scales on the ELD mandateās enforcement deadline, Overdrive Senior Editor Todd Dills notes Kentucky personnel are checking e-logs, albeit loosely for some. Overdrive readers on Facebook mostly reported the day was business as usualā¦
December 18, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
On the ground with enforcers on the first day of ELD mandate
Interviews with enforcers and drivers on Day One of the ELD mandate show the soft enforcement in effect, as is the practice in most states for the first few months of the mandate.
December 18, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Coretex tablet-based ELD unit priced at $200
The company has announced a price drop for the unit, which now starts at $200 in initial costs for the tablet and $42 for monthly subscription fees.
December 15, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
3 days until ELDs: Will ELD data be used beyond hours of service compliance?
Some in the industry have worried ELD data would be used at roadside or, more likely, by compliance-review auditors to uncover violations other than just hours of service infractions. See Overdriveās in-depth exploration of those concerns hereā¦
December 15, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD compliance extension for ag/livestock haulers formally issued by FMCSA
FMCSA has officially issued a waiver giving drivers who haul livestock and ag loads until March 18 to switch from paper logs to ELDs. Itās also soon accepting comments on changes to hours of service exemptions offered to ag haulers.
December 15, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
4 days until ELDs: Where to find rate hikes as mandate takes effect
Where to look for the most likely ELD effect on rates? High-volume lanes between 500 and 750 miles, which DAT analyst Mark Montague calls the ādangerous lanes.ā Itās those where load/unload hiccups or in-transit delays easily can extend a one-day haul into a second day. More hereā¦
December 14, 2017
Channel 19
The āELD money grabā we wonāt print
And: Texas House rep uses the #ELDorME hastag in House-floor plea for a 90-day ELD extension.
December 14, 2017
Overdrive Extra
What to expect as ELD mandate takes effect
The rough road to the electronic logging device mandate is close to an end, though it may get more bumpy from here.
December 14, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD āpanic buyingā as time runs out
Whoās ready? As last-minute preps for the ELD mandate continue for many, some companies try to accommodate panic buys while still other operators plan to wait beyond the Monday, Dec. 18, enforcement date, anticipating soft treatment at roadside.
December 13, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
5 days until ELDs: Presenting log data at roadside after mandate deadline
One of the less publicized but highly critical aspects of the electronic logging device mandate involves a new platform that will transfer ELD data from roadside to a central federal system. Overdrive explores roadside transfer in-depth hereā¦
December 13, 2017
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