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Tag: ELD mandate: Page 3
Channel 19
Revisiting the soft-market banana peel â freight relationships paying off for some
Randy Carlson âwill have had my operating authority for 25 yearsâ come next May. Right now, âtrucking is the best itâs been in that entire 25 yearsâ in general terms, he says, despite the slowdown for so many in the spot market, illustrating the value of steady freight partners.
July 25, 2019
Channel 19
Martinez heard the message â +flexibility â now will his agency deliver?
To cap the week, hereâs a celebration of the spirit of a system in which we can all at least participate by speaking freely. Views on and hopes for the impending hours revision hammer home the central message of a majority of haulers. In the words of one reader: âQuit stalling. Get some relief for us.â
July 5, 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
Channel 19
AOBRD to ELD deadline near yearend: Switch not always easy as it might seem
Contrary to what some legacy e-log providers told us ahead of the mandate about updating then-current equipment to comply with the ELD spec, this small fleet safety director found that simple over-the-air software updates havenât been able to do the trick, for several reasons.
June 13, 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
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
Overdrive Radio
Runaway recounted down Sandstone Mountain, and: Revisiting a quite accurate spot rate prediction pre-ELDs
Podcast: Lee Epling urges caution pointing the finger at this or that cause, or piling on the driver, before all the facts are known in the Colo. crash case, sharing his own brake-failure story on Sandstone Mountain in W.Va./Va. on I-64; Also: Monte Wiederholdâs quite accurate 2017 rates prediction relative to ELDs.
May 13, 2019
Channel 19
Faulty speed sensors, ground wires, empathy on customer service issues: Readers respond to one owner-opâs ELD issue
Several readers offered a variety of fixes in comments that had helped them with problems with their ELD acting with a mind of its own, similar to what Mark Kirbyson reported a couple weeks back here on Channel 19. Others, shared here, wrote in directly.
May 7, 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
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