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Overdrive Radio
Answering hours questions, as some ELDs falsely flag errors when new rule options used
In this edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast, we answer truckers' hours of service questions and dive into reported issues of ELD snafus under the new regs.
October 8, 2020
Channel 19
Drivers Daily Log software a casualty of time, ELD mandate, hours changes
At the end of August, an old friend moves on -- the owner-operator-built hours-logging software, Drivers Daily Log, will no longer be an up-to-date option..
August 12, 2020
Business
News roundup, April 21: E-log provider seeking signatures on petition for more aid; SuperRigs going digital for 2020
KeepTruckin launched a petition that calls for more aid for small-business truckers. Shell Rotella SuperRigs has been moved to a digital event this year with more details to be announced later. More than 63,000 Freightliner trucks have been recalled.
April 21, 2020
Business
KeepTruckin releases new dual-facing dashcam, asset tracker
KeepTruckinās new dual-facing Smart Dashcam allows fleet managers to watch for driving trends
September 9, 2019
Business
KeepTruckin ratings tool shows wait times at thousands of facilities, available to some ELD users
KeepTruckinās Facility Insights tool and the window it gives KT ELD users into average wait times at shippers and receivers is now available to KT subscribers at a mid-tier subscription level (now called the āProā package).
August 23, 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. Thereās potential for carriersā information to be used against them, should brokers or shippers be able to establish the carriersā 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 usersā 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 operatorās competitive edge.
June 24, 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: āPrivacy is paramount,ā but practices vary
An ELD provider thatās committed to integrity, some industry watchers suggest, will make obvious to potential customers any secondary or outside use of their data thatās 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
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