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Overdrive Radio
Podcast: Step deck owner’s journey into mobile information tech, more
How to build an effective organizational system for your smartphone apps — and just what apps are showing plenty utility for step-deck hauler Joey Slaughter. In this Overdrive Radio edition, also, the operator’s thoughts on ELDs (he’s still on paper), broker relationships and more.
August 4, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELDs on the market today
With many more ELDs having self-certified, here’s the most recent update to Overdrive’s electronic-log comparison chart, offering quick looks at more than 50 electronic logging devices on the market ahead of FMCSA’s ELD mandate compliance date.
August 2, 2017
Channel 19
The cost of pre-2000 ELD regulatory indecision: One winner, and potential losers, among owner-ops
In the Trump era, when governing by Tweet is something of a norm, “regulating by FAQ” might stand to gain in prominence — with scarcely five months remaining prior to the December ELD deadline, recent significant change to the pre-2000 exemption well-illustrates the issues for this owner-operator.
August 1, 2017
Business
Senate DOT bill, unlike House, skips changes to ELD mandate, driver breaks
The Senate’s 2018 fiscal year DOT appropriations does not include any changes to the coming electronic logging device mandate, nor does it include the so-called Denham Amendment, which intends to block states from enacting rest break laws for truck drivers. The House version of the bill does include such reforms.
July 28, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA: Pre-2000 ELD exemption applies to engine model year, not chassis
Owner-operators with trucks equipped with model year 1999 engines and older will not be not subject to the electronic logging device mandate, regardless of the model year of the truck, according to fresh guidance from FMCSA.
July 28, 2017
Overdrive Extra
ELD delay faces big hurdles, even with added co-sponsors
Despite a bill being introduced this month to delay the ELD mandate, Congress appears reluctant to tackle the issue. ATA is also adamant there’s little support for the measure among lawmakers.
July 27, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Universal providing TransFlo ELDs to its owner-operators at no cost
Universal Logistics, one of the country’s largest carriers and operator of Universal Truckload, Universal Dedicated and Universal Intermodal, will provide electronic logging devices to its 3,500 owner-operators free of charge, the company announced Tuesday.
July 25, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
C.H. Robinson makes One20 F-ELD available to owner-operators at discounted price
A new agreement between trucker-focused mobile app company One20 and third-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson will allow carriers with fewer than 10 trucks contracted to C.H. Robinson to receive One20’s F-ELD device at a discounted price.
July 24, 2017
Overdrive Radio
Freight niche transition — HHG to expedited with owner-operator Greg Huggins
Podcast: A talk with Greg Huggins, currently leased with a 2015 Cascadia straight truck to Landstar Express America, about his transition three years ago from two decades and more of household-moves hauling. And: A prediction on scale house inspectors after the ELD mandate.
July 21, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Weak links can hamper app-based ELDs
Many ELD systems based on smartphone or tablet apps fall in the category of “bring your own device.” Because most rely on cellular and Bluetooth connections, BYOD systems can be more prone to connectivity problems.
July 21, 2017
Business
Representative Babin gets it
“Since we have the golden unicorn of a Representative in Texas who has really been inside a truck, used one to make a living, and knows what the HOS is, we should definitely make an effort to let him know how very much we appreciate him.” Support his bill by calling your own rep, Wendy urges.
July 21, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
Out-of-service conditions related to ELDs
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s updated out-of-service criteria include those related to electronic logging devices. None are new OOS conditions. Rather, they’re footnotes related to current OOS conditions having to do with the hours of service, namely having no log book, having no previous seven days of logs and presenting a false log. All require putting the driver OOS for 10 consecutive hours.
July 19, 2017
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