Tag: e-log

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More on required ELD connectivity options: What inspectors need at roadside
If operators opt for a device that uses solely local connections like USB and Bluetooth, the device must be equipped with both Bluetooth connectivity and a USB 2.0 port, not one or the other.
January 8, 2016
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FMCSA initiates potential sleep apnea rulemaking, report shows; e-log, speed limiters still in queue
FMCSa has started work on a potential rule that would set up screening and treatment requirements for drivers who by definition are at risk for obstructive sleep apnea.
October 16, 2015
sleep apnea
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Analyst: Trend to ‘micromanage’ drivers deterring truckers, ELDs to push small carriers out of biz
“We’re watching them on the satellite. We’ve got a camera inside the cab of the truck that will take a movie of you if there’s any kind of acceleration, deceleration, swerve to the left or swerve to the right. This is not the kind of job that the swashbuckling truck drivers of years gone past would have any interest in and that’s part of what makes it so difficult.”
September 10, 2015
The electronic logging device mandate likely to take effect in late 2017 will ding the country’s capacity by about three to five percent, says analyst John Larkin.
Business
E-log mandate rule still slated for Sept. publication, speed limiter mandate delayed
Two major federal regulatory changes looming for the trucking industry have been delayed again, according to the latest rulemakings report from the Department of Transportation. A final rule to mandate electronic logging devices, however, is still forecasted to be published in September, the report says. Here are the latest dates projected by the DOT and […]
April 16, 2015
FMCSA still expects to publish an electronic logging device mandate Sept. 30, meaning the rule would take effect Sept. 30, 2017.
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