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Petition to FMCSA: When truck drivers are detained, extend hours of service...
14-consecutive-hour drive time limit 'fails to reflect the reality of life on the road,' KeepTruckin arguesKeepTruckin, maker of an electronic logging device (ELD) for commercial truck drivers, says an...
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Volvo Trucks outlines supported ELD solutions
Volvo truck owners in the U.S. and Canada have factory-equipment-supported solutions for complying with the impending electronic logging device (ELD) mandate taking effect Dec. 18, the truck...
View ArticleSpireon launches FleetLocate Compliance ELD
Powered by Gorilla Safety, FleetLocate Compliance helps mixed fleets of all sizes to remain compliant with pending mandate.Spireon announced a new FleetLocate Compliance solution designed to help...
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Maven ELD certified, listed on the FMCSA registry
Maven Machines announced its Maven ELD solution has officially been certified and added to the FMCSA's ELD registry.Maven noted its ELD has “undergone extensive testing” to meet the requirements ahead...
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Mobile Awareness delivers ELD solution
Mobile Awareness announced the release of a new Hours of Service (HOS) solution providing transport businesses a paperless Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) compliant system....
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Penske offers free ELD for rental trucks
Company stressed that it will continue to allow drivers and fleets to use their own portable ELD systems within its rental vehicles.Free to commercial customers, Penske Truck Leasing's new Penske...
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FMCSA: ELD mandate will have grace period, agricultural exemption
Agency to issue guidance on personal conveyance, agricultural hauler use of ELDsThe electronic logging device (ELD) mandate will take effect Dec. 18 as scheduled, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
View ArticleTrimble registers ELD for oil and gas fleets with FMCSA
Trimble has self-certified its eDriver Logs solution for oil and gas services fleets to comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)’s electronic logging device (ELD)...
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Using technology to gain leverage for truckers
Virtual roundtable hosted by Omnitracs examines Canadian perspective on ELDs, supply chain inefficiencies, and more.A wide-ranging “virtual roundtable” recently hosted by technology provider Omnitracs...
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Nationwide anti-ELD protests to begin Dec. 4
Drivers and owner-operators seek to highlight issues with hours of service (HOS) rules as well as ELDs.A grassroots coalition of owner-operators and drivers opposed to the electronic logging device...
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Online poll: 49% still haven’t selected an ELD
Survey by HELP Inc. finds just 28% of owner-operators it polled have ELD installed and operational.An online poll conducted by HELP Inc. earlier this month found that nearly half of the 1,620...
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Low cost ELD offered by Magellan
Company adds that it is designed for owner-operators and is priced at $10 per month.GPS navigation provider Magellan is introducing a $10 per month electronic logging device (ELD) specifically for...
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FMCSA will grant 90-day ELD waiver for short-term rental trucks
Ruling gives rental truck fleets until March 18 to comply with the ELD mandate, according to trade group.The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is planning to grant a request from the...
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Battle over ELDs continuing to the end
Appeal to President Trump made for a trucking-wide 90-day waiver from the mandate.As the December 18 date for the imposition of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate draws closer, efforts...
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The ELD mandate goes live
Soft enforcement period begins today, with roadside inspectors given broad latitude on whether to write citations or not.Starting today, the “soft enforcement” period for the electronic logging device...
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Grace period no excuse to avoid ELD purchase
Although the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is now upon us, many trucking industry professionals remain unprepared. According to an online poll conducted during the first week of December by...
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ELD mandate: More changes, more challenges ahead
FMCSA seeks to update “personal conveyance” guidance as focus turns to enforcement of ELD mandate.Even as the focus shifts to enforcement of the still highly-controversialelectronic logging device...
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Holiday event near Vegas offers free dinner, concert for truckers
With everyone thinking ELDs, Verizon Telematics was thinking a little truck driver appreciation. Heightened freight volume and greater shipping needs through the holiday season are reminder enough that...
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Instructional Technologies adds intro to ELDs course
New course provides drivers with basic knowledge of Electronic Logging Devices and carriers with the ability to integrate ELD- and company-specific information.Instructional Technologies Inc. (ITI),...
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ELDs are finally here, maintenance beware
In the shops, I have always advocated managing by the minute, touting today’s cost are leaping over $1.00 per minute. This has always brought some clarity to those who have listened about how to lower...
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