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Overdrive Radio

Bill Frerichs’ ELD implementation notes, hopes, worries as mandate bears down

In which a nine-truck fleet owner begins implementing ELDs. And: A few key differences between AOBRDs, grandfathered in with the ELD rule through 2019, and the much more detailed ELD specification/required capability.

November 27, 2017

Electronic Logging Devices

Innovative pricing as ELD provider competition heats up

A few deals for qualifying drivers — from BigRoad, KeepTruckin, Magellan — sure to multiply among other providers with the raft of ELD providers out there. If you’re shopping, don’t be afraid to ask …

October 24, 2017

Electronic Logging Devices

An extra $75? BigRoad’s ELD referral program

BigRoad users (and others) can earn a $75 reward for each friend they refer to BigRoad who purchases a DashLink ELD. The friend will also earn a $25 welcome reward for becoming a new BigRoad customer.

August 15, 2017

Overdrive Radio

Podcast: Step deck owner’s journey into mobile information tech, more

How to build an effective organizational system for your smartphone apps — and just what apps are showing plenty utility for step-deck hauler Joey Slaughter. In this Overdrive Radio edition, also, the operator’s thoughts on ELDs (he’s still on paper), broker relationships and more.

August 4, 2017

Electronic Logging Devices

Presenting logs with ELDs at roadside

Running with an e-logs device is one thing. Communicating e-log data to an inspector is quite another. With five months to go, states’ data transfer plans vary widely, and an ambitious federal program remains untested.

July 18, 2017

Electronic Logging Devices

BigRoad DashLink ELD price drops for owner-ops

In the wake of the company’s March sale to Fleet Complete company, BigRoad has reduced the price of its DashLink electronic logging device to $19.50 a month for owner-operators.

July 13, 2017

Channel 19

Notes on the BYOD ELD and implementation

Using a BYOD ELD can come with connectivity issues, among other problems, some potentially solved by dedicating a unit to the truck — the experiences here detailed from small fleets DC Transport (all owner-operator) and mixed fleet RDS Container Yard Services.

June 1, 2017

Electronic Logging Devices

BigRoad Dash Link ELD self-certified, listed on FMCSA registry

In the market for smartphone-app-based computer-assisted logbooks, from which Canada-headquartered BigRoad’s ELD emerged, the company has established a foothold with owner-operators above that of most other players.

May 31, 2017

Electronic Logging Devices

BigRoad acquired by Fleet Complete

Fleet Complete, a provider of fleet telematics and mobile workforce technology with an electronic logging device solution on the market, announced it has acquired BigRoad, the mobile-focused hours-of-service and small-fleet-centric dispatching software solution.

March 23, 2017

Overdrive Radio

‘You don’t need to outrun the bear’: NASTC head Dave Owen’s case to small fleets for e-logs

NASTC’s Dave Owen urges small fleets to use computer-assisted logs, “before they make you turn it into an ELD” by syncing with the engine, to do what they’re designed to do as a “spellcheck for logs”: solve the problem of form-and-manner mistakes represented in safety scores and stats.

August 30, 2016

Electronic Logging Devices

ELD market: The ‘wait-and-see’ approach to implementation

A third of owner-operators surveyed indicate they would wait a considerable time — most pending outcome of OOIDA’s lawsuit — before making a decision on just what to do relative to ELD acquisition.

June 7, 2016

Electronic Logging Devices

Picking an ELD amid a crowded market, uncertain government registry

Unless the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s lawsuit derails the electronic logging device mandate, you’ll need to use an ELD by Dec. 16, 2017, with some exceptions. Most notable is owning a truck with a 1999 or earlier model year, though there are others (see the following link and the sidebar below): Owner-operators leasing to large […]

June 6, 2016