Electronic Logging Devices: Page 3

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
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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
Rand McNally launches new ELD
Rand McNally
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
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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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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
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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
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Electronic Logging Devices
Is your ELD ready for the 3G network shutdown?
Cell providers will start sunsetting their legacy 3G networks in February to make room for more advanced networks. As a result, any devices still relying on the 3G networks will become “bricks of silicon and plastic.” Make sure your device is ready.
November 9, 2021
Peoplenet ELD in use
Regulations
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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Channel 19
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
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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
Operators' frustration with some electronic logging devices in the wake of the hours of service changes has mounted with programmers' difficulty accounting for drivers' intentions when splitting breaks.
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
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