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Electronic Logging Devices

OOIDA hits FMCSA with lawsuit to block ELD mandate, calls rule arbitrary and unconstitutional

The Owner-Operator Independent Driver’s Association this week filed initial arguments in its challenge to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic logging device (ELD) mandate final rule.

March 31, 2016

Electronic Logging Devices

uDrove updates pricing, plans for ELD

Says Truckstop.com’s Thayne Boren, general manager for the company’s mobile services, “We’ve gotten more aggressive in our pricing” — meaning it’s gone down considerably. Greater integration with other Truckstop.com services is coming.

March 7, 2016

Electronic Logging Devices

FMCSA’s electronic-log ‘self-certified’ device registry raises enforcement questions

A talk with the first ELD provider listed on FMCSA registry of devices — and more on the registry itself, listing on which doesn’t constitute agency “approval,” in the end.

February 29, 2016

Business

Trucker coercion prohibition rule now in effect: Here’s how to file a complaint against a carrier, broker or shipper

A new federal rule that implements large fines for carriers, shippers and brokers caught pressuring drivers to operate beyond federal safety regulations, such as when they’re out of hours, is now in effect, as is a new system for truckers to file complaints for alleged coercion instances with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

February 19, 2016

Business

BigRoad e-log updates following the ELD mandate’s release

The BigRoad provider of the smartphone-based computer-assisted logbook and DashLink engine-connected ELD, noted the company was “fully on track” with updates following the ELD mandate’s release.

February 19, 2016

Channel 19

ELD mandate: Is drivers’ time saved by e-logs worth near $2 billion annually?

Just as it’s pretty hard to estimate time saved in a reliable way, it’s pretty hard for paper and pencil to malfunction in the same way a computer can — delving into FMCSA’s ELD mandate cost-benefit analysis.

February 18, 2016

Electronic Logging Devices

ELD makers to hear from FMCSA next week on determining compliant devices

The meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 25., from 1-3 p.m. Eastern and will help ELD providers determine if their products meet the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s requirements.

February 16, 2016

Electronic Logging Devices

ELD mandate: What about trucks plated below 26,000 lbs.?

Q&A: Will under 26K-lb. trucks be required to utilize ELDs under FMCSA’s final rule? Short answer: Yes, but complications with the short-haul exceptions in the hours rules may apply to some operations.

February 8, 2016

Voices

Threading the needle through trade policy, regulation, hammer swingers and the erosion of the middle class

Readers’ responses to a recent call for change to the 14-hour rule in the hours of service thread the needle through 30 and more years of American history and the erosion of the blue-collar middle class.

February 3, 2016

Channel 19

ELD mandate pre-2000 exemption: How will carriers leasing owner-operators treat it?

Answers here from respondents to a recent carrier survey conducted by CCJ. And: Reader Gary Carlisle’s thoughts on the limited potential for the ELD mandate to impact rates for the positive.

January 26, 2016

Electronic Logging Devices

ELDs and trucker harassment, Part 1: What FMCSA’s new mandate does to protect truckers against harassment

In this three-part series, Overdrive examines anti-harassment measures in the DOT’s December-published electronic logging device rule. Topics include the rule’s anti-harassment provisions, privacy of truckers’ records and the harassment complaint process.

January 25, 2016

Electronic Logging Devices

ELD mandate: Feb. effective date, details on yard moves, personal conveyance

FMCSA establishes page where registered, approved ELDs will appear with Feb. 16 effective date. And: How personal conveyance and yard moves expected to be handled under new e-log specs.

January 20, 2016