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Business

CSA’s Fallout: ‘Play the game’ to get out of the lockup

How the team at Old Time Express turned the lock open out of ‘safety jail,’ reversing its Conditional rating and winning back business.

July 8, 2014

Electronic Logging Devices

Analyst: E-logs drove 2013 carrier bankruptcy spike

2013 didn’t follow the typical seasonality of trucking bankruptcies. When analyst Donald Broughton researched the situations of newly bankrupt carriers, a pattern of FMCSA audit, implementation of e-logs and business failure was found.

June 27, 2014

Business

BigRoad plans 395.15 compliant e-log, integrates with Sylectus

BigRoad COO and cofounder Terry Frey estimates end-of-summer for the e-log, while Sylectus TMS integration with the BigRoad logging app is live today.

June 25, 2014

Electronic Logging Devices

E-log proposed mandate comment period nearing end

Following the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s extension of the public comment period on its proposed electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, comments close finally on June 26.

June 24, 2014

Parking

Some people think driving in America is just ‘fantastic’

Meet former European haulers Martin Cassidy and Veronika Lengvarska in this profile of sorts by George & Wendy Show writer Wendy Parker.

June 16, 2014

Business

Senate DOT appropriations bill would set e-log, CSA safety fitness determination deadlines

In addition to offering restart-changes relief pending further study, the bill requires an ELD final rule by January 2015 and SFD proposal by December of this year, in addition to an OIG audit of the compliance review program.

June 9, 2014

Business

FMCSA unveils rule to prohibit coercion of drivers by carriers, shippers, brokers

A proposed rule prohibiting carriers, shippers, brokers and others from coercing drivers to drive beyond hours of service limits or other federal rules has been released by FMCSA, and the agency is taking public comment for 90 days.

May 12, 2014

Channel 19

ELDs: Privacy, competition, adoption

While the expectation of privacy and freedom of business choice are two different things, both tend to dominate ELD concerns… More voices on the mandate.

May 10, 2014

Electronic Logging Devices

ELD mandate could pave way for time-based pay prevalence

At least, watchers say, carriers may have better tools to support negotiation of hourly detention-pay schemes with shippers and receivers — others, however, see potential downsides in the future, such as FMCSA further limiting hours…

April 25, 2014

Electronic Logging Devices

Drivers stand to benefit from ELDs?

Jack Roberts, writing in CCJ, highlights “growing evidence that ELDs won’t be all bad for drivers” and the core of ELD opposition as of a piece with reaction to the growing “surveillance state”…

April 23, 2014

Electronic Logging Devices

ELD mandate: Independents’ final straw?

An Overdrive survey shows between 50 and 70 percent of respondents threatening to exit the industry over the electronic-log mandate — the highest percentages are among independents/small fleets.

April 17, 2014

Electronic Logging Devices

KeepTruckin plans to offer free ELD to its pre-mandate e-logbook users

That is, should the mandate take effect. With FMCSA hoping for a 2016 compliance date, KeepTruckin says it’s developing the hardware to satisfy the ELD mandate now.

April 16, 2014