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Electronic Logging Devices
DriveELD adds in-app nav, fleet version
The DriveELD is out with some new functionality that come with mid- and higher-level tiers of subscription to its electronic logging device service.
July 25, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Rebate program for ELD purchase
As part of its various DriverConnect electronic logging device series of options, the Rand McNally company is offering online purchasers of its ELD50 baseline compliance device a $150 rebate, roughly the cost of the hardware, with purchase of three monthsâ worth of service,
July 23, 2019
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Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA denies request to exempt small carriers from ELD mandate
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied a request from the Small Business in Transportation Coalition that sought to exempt trucking companies with 50 or fewer employees from the electronic logging device mandate.
July 16, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Canadian ELD mandate looming, registration process could pressure U.S. registry
Though Canadaâs ELD mandate â slated for enforcement in June 2021 â is similar to the U.S. mandate, thereâs a key difference that likely will impact the U.S. market: Canadaâs requirement that devices be certified by a third-party body, rather than the self-certification process in the U.S.
June 27, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
When ELD data sharing provides too much insight
The possession and use of massive amounts of data can change traditional balances of power in rates, negotiations and direct contracts. Thereâs potential for carriersâ information to be used against them, should brokers or shippers be able to establish the carriersâ operational patterns, among other drawbacks fueling some semblance of backlash.
June 27, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
More hopes and hazards: ELD data aggregation for advocacy, predictive maintenance, other uses
Some research organizations and even ELD providers are using aggregate ELD data to advocate for regulatory change or other industry purposes. Other providers are building potentially powerful predictive tools around maintenance, both of usersâ trucks and the roads they operate on.
June 26, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
More ELD data hopes and hazards: Load matching efficiency improvements
A variety of players, including some ELD providers, are executing plans to use ELD hours data as a way to help put load offers in front of carriers that have drivers who not only are close to the load but also have sufficient on-duty hours.
June 25, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Hopes and hazards in using ELD data: Detention reduction
With wells of data at their fingertips, ELD providers are beefing up offerings to their customers, with potential to reduce wasted time and improve load choices. However, the privacy tradeoffs can cut into an operatorâs competitive edge.
June 24, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Tracking-tech providers see new uses of ELD location data
Location data is some of the most valuable output from electronic logging devices, driving tracking services to make deals with ELD providers to allow users to opt into location-share connections with ELDs providing the tracking, with more functionality coming.
June 11, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Missing reins in an emerging marketplace for ELD data
Until regulations, legislation or court cases set guidelines for data privacy, âitâs kind of âwhat you sign up for is what you get,â â says Eric Witty of ELD supplier Trimble. âIf you donât read the fine print in an agreement youâre signing,â you might be giving a provider the right to freely share.
June 10, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Data sharing practices among leading providers of ELDs to owner-operators
Overdrive attempted to survey 14 ELD providers, representing those used by significant percentages of readers. As shown in this chart below of results from nine of them, none of the providers that answered questions were engaged in direct sales of individual customer data, but many do share aggregated, anonymized data with third parties and employ data internally.
June 6, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD data handling: âPrivacy is paramount,â but practices vary
An ELD provider thatâs committed to integrity, some industry watchers suggest, will make obvious to potential customers any secondary or outside use of their data thatâs granted through the service agreement. Likewise, the company would give customers a conspicuously simple way to opt out of unnecessary data sharing.
June 5, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
A gold rush for ELD data
As the trucking industry reckons with the value of information spewing from millions of trucks, issues of privacy, disclosure and ownership rights, including fair compensation, remain to be resolved.
June 4, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: E-log users, are you running with an ELD or a grandfathered AOBRD?
With the deadline for grandfathered Automatic Onboard Recording Device (AOBRD) users coming up this December, this poll asks e-log users in the audience whether youâve made that transition to the actual ELD spec already or not? Weigh in here.
May 8, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
How to make the transition to the ELD spec from grandfathered e-logs, or AOBRDs
The key thing for trucking companies large and small to know about the Dec. 17, 2019, last-permissible date to utilize grandfathered electronic-logging-devices-by-another-name (thatâd be those AOBRDs), is that itâs not too early to start making the transition today. Explore the transition here.
April 25, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD maker KeepTruckin lands $150 million investment, company valued at $1B
Electronic log provider KeepTruckin, whoâs prominent in the owner-operator market, announced April 23 it has received $149 million in Series D investment funding, with the company valued at $1 billion. The company says it will use the latest influx to fund new hires, invest in hardware, form new partnerships and to further its work in machine learning.
April 23, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Does your ELD provider provide an avenue for you to opt out of sharing location/other data with them?
Different providers take different approaches to the employment of user data for internal purposes â is it clear via policy that your ELD data is not being used internally by the provider, or does the provider at least give a clear avenue for opting out of any internal company use?
April 11, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Bill to roll back ELD mandate for small carriers filed in U.S. House
A bill to allow small carriers, including single-truck owner-operators, to forgo use of electronic logging devices and return to using paper logs has been filed in the U.S. House
March 13, 2019
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