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Voices
ELD mandate: Sounding the death knell for the American driver
An op-ed from Overdrive reader owner-operator Devin Combs of Bloomington, Ind.: “This electronic logging device situation is just one more cost that I can’t endure and a headache that I don’t have time for.”
September 22, 2017
Hours of Service
POLL: Do hours rules/company pressures ever lead you to feel forced to drive tired?
Given the peculiarities of the hours rule, the incoming ELD mandate and difficulty balancing the business necessities of safety and on-time deliveries, how often do you feel forced to run when you otherwise might be resting?
September 21, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
No more ‘catching up the logbook’ with ELDs, a paradigm shift that raises numerous issues
A panel of drivers at the August Great American Trucking Show illustrated that the seemingly simple change brings with it a raft of complications, from new administrative and operational burdens placed on drivers and carrier dispatch to the pressing need for shipper/receiver customers’ appreciation of the new dynamics.
September 20, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Dedicated ELD from Coretex self-certified
The Coretext ELD is “compatible with all vehicle types and has been written from the ground up by Coretex engineers,” the company says. The platform uses the company’s existing range of in-vehicle hardware for active fleet management.
September 20, 2017
Business
YRC becomes second mega-fleet to request exemption from certain ELD mandate provisions
The nation’s fifth-largest fleet is asking FMCSA to allow it to phase in new trucks with AOBRDs after the cutoff date of Dec. 18, 2017, to replace trucks that had AOBRDs. The exemption request also seeks a reprieve to allow drivers to record their duty statuses differently in certain situations than the mandate allows.
September 18, 2017
Overdrive Radio
ELD mandate protest efforts set to stage October 3
Podcast: Two unaffiliated groups — Tony Justice and company’s ELD or Me, and the Texas-headquartered Operation Black and Blue — share details for ELD mandate protests coalescing around a beginning date of October 3.
September 16, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
KeepTruckin ELD offered at discount for 1 year
Freight broker Total Quality Logistics (TQL) has partnered with smartphone logbook and electronic logging device provider KeepTruckin to offer discounts on its ELD solution for TQL-contracted carriers.
September 15, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Another construction group seeks ELD exemption for short-haul drivers
The Power and Communication Contractors Association is seeking an exemption from the ELD mandate for its drivers who typically operate under a short-haul log-keeping exemption.
September 14, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Cybersecurity: Tips for greater peace of mind
Anyone plugging a device into the onboard diagnostics port, particularly an ELD that will open up a connection between the truck’s computer and the internet, would do well to follow these practices.
September 13, 2017
Business
Communication breakdown
On anti-ELD messaging: “How about instead of telling people trucks are dangerous, tell them they may not enjoy the quickness of Amazon Prime overnight service. … I can assure you, in this day and age, that is just as terrifying to modern day humans as the moon being eaten was to the cavemen.”
September 13, 2017
Voices
Open letter from Larry Klimek Trucking urging reps to delay ELD mandate
The Grand Island, Neb.-based small fleet urges Congress and the President to stand with Rep. Brian Babin’s H.R. 3283 ELD delay bill, after a similar measure was defeated when it was attempted as an amendment to an appropriations bill.
September 13, 2017
Channel 19
Finger on the ELD mandate — good marketing or well over the line?
A reefer trailer advertising an ELD product with a quite actual giant middle finger to the regulation brought a question from a longtime operator about overall driver image. Whatever you think aboout the ELD mandate, are such ads over the line or all in good fun?
September 12, 2017
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