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Business
The biggest little voice in trucking
How self-styled safety-advocacy groups won over the federal government, and some trucking interests themselves, to influence trucking regulation.
September 6, 2016
Overdrive Radio
âYou donât need to outrun the bearâ: NASTC head Dave Owenâs case to small fleets for e-logs
NASTCâs Dave Owen urges small fleets to use computer-assisted logs, âbefore they make you turn it into an ELDâ by syncing with the engine, to do what theyâre designed to do as a âspellcheck for logsâ: solve the problem of form-and-manner mistakes represented in safety scores and stats.
August 30, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
OOIDA in latest legal filing: ELD mandate too costly, too intrusive
OOIDA again argues in its latest brief the rule violates truckersâ 4th Amendment protections against illegal search and seizures and does not meet Congressâ requirements for the rule. The group also argues the mandate still opens the door for truckers to be harassed by their employers via the devices and does not stand up to a cost benefit analysis.
August 16, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
KeepTruckin ELD now on FMCSAâs registry
Since the KeepTruckin logbook app initially launched three years ago, followed by a low-cost ELD in October 2015, the companyâs undertaken âa full-on effort in both hardware and software development focused on user experienceâ and with an eye toward compliance with the ELD mandate.
August 10, 2016
Channel 19
Stoking the log fires, redux: Crash incidence, hours violations and fleet size
Is the owner-operator/small fleet being ânitpickedâ or ânickel-and-dimedâ into oblivion? Crash data and inspection and hours violation rates, analyzed by fleet size, fuel further discussion following this monthâs âStoking the log firesâ feature.
July 28, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
Truckers, FMCSA to square off in court over ELD mandate this September
The federal court overseeing the lawsuit challenging the U.S. DOTâs electronic logging device mandate has scheduled oral arguments for the case to be heard in court on Sept. 13, where the owner-operator plaintiffs in the case hope to convince the court to strike down the U.S. DOTâs ELD mandate.
July 25, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
Brokers see ELD data as opportunity to find trucking capacity
As electronic logging device adoption grows ahead of the December 2017 effective date of the U.S. DOTâs ELD mandate, brokers and other third-party logistics providers see an opportunity to use hours-of-service data gleaned from the devices to find available trucks and drivers.
July 15, 2016
Business
Stoking the log fires: Hours violations, fleet size and ELDs
The smallest carriers are feeling the heat of hours enforcement in select states, even as violations declined nationally in 2015.
July 11, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD privacy concerns an âillogical extreme,â groups argue in court filings
The court battle over a federal rule to mandate electronic logging devices for truck drivers saw two carrier-backed parties file briefs in support of the mandate this week, with both filings touting the perceived benefits of the rule and dismissing claims brought by trucker-backed groups about the ruleâs efficacy.
June 24, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
Trucking attorney thinks ELD mandate will survive OOIDAâs legal challenge
An attorney this week predicted the current electronic logging device mandate will withstand the legal challenge by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
June 17, 2016
Electronic Logging Devices
FMCSA on ELDs: Longtime âgovernment supervisionâ of trucking justifies privacy intrusion
Relative to ELDs potential to infringe on truckersâ privacy, FMCSA argues thatâs simply part of being a truck driver. Trucking has a ââlong tradition of close government supervision,ââ the agency says, citing a 1987 court decision. Truckers should have a lower expectation of privacy while on the job because of it, FMCSAâs lawyers argue in their court brief.
June 15, 2016
Channel 19
E-log transition, finale: âI will surviveâ âWes Memphis
A final report from Wes Memphis: ââŚlike we survived the CDL, the TWIC Card, the emissions-compliant motors, the hazmat fingerprinting, the demise of the old-school truck stop, the erosion of civility, the death of Claude Akins âŚ.â
June 11, 2016
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