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Tag: ELD mandate: Page 34
Business
When new is already broken
(Alert: Conspiracy theory ahead) Wendy: FMCSA is out for the truck manufacturers too? FMCSA added dents with “an ELD exemption on trucks that are year model 1999 or older.”
January 6, 2016
Voices
ELD mandate pre-2000 exemption: Manufacture date or model year?
The short answer is that FMCSA intends to draw the line according to model year, not date of manufacture. The long answer is that mixing language on model year and date of manufacture only complicates things for operators, eventual enforcement…
December 21, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
OOIDA petitions federal court to block ELD mandate, says it intends to fight rule ‘with everything we have’
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a petition with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals asking it to review the agency’s coming electronic logging device mandate, unveiled last week and set to take effect in late 2017.
December 15, 2015
Business
Don’t freak out, man
If ELDs are to be mandated, more work needs to be done: “Maybe we shouldn’t freak out, but we should definitely make our concerns loud and public during this two year transition period.”
December 13, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
POLL: Owner-operators, what model year is your truck?
Does your equipment fall under the pre-2000 model year exemption to compliance with the ELD Mandate, released Dec. 10? Do you run engine-connected e-logs already? This poll examines owner-operator preference for older trucks as of today.
December 10, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
E-log rule advances, publication expected by month’s end
A federal rule to require truck operators to use electronic logging devices to keep records of duty status has cleared the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, paving the way for the rule to be published by the DOT.
November 17, 2015
Business
Regulatory update: E-log rule still expected this year, driver coercion nears publication
Still slated for this year: Rules to mandate e-logs and speed limiters, a driver training rule and an extension to the CSA program.
November 16, 2015
Voices
ELDs and driver harrassment: Webinar upcoming; voices raised against the mandate
Details on a free Aug. 26 online seminar, plus more views on the ELD mandate following recent coverage. Many responses took a defiant or skeptical view of the mandate, reflecting recent polling showing 83 percent of readers opposed.
August 25, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD mandate poised to begin two-year countdown
The latest U.S. Department of Transportation projection still shows a Sept. 30 release of the final rule that would require the vast majority of interstate carriers to use electronic logging devices. Tom Cuthbertson, Omnitracs vice president, believes that date is reliable, given a prior projection had moved the date farther out, only to be followed […]
August 19, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
Early adopters: Getting ahead of the ELD mandate
Most owner-operators still oppose an ELD mandate as the final rule gets closer. Yet some independents see benefits in trying out new technology to adjust to what they believe to be an eventual reality.
August 18, 2015
Electronic Logging Devices
BigRoad e-log with ECM connection officially available
The BigRoad software developer will announce Jan. 15 the availability of its DashLink engine-connected electronic logging device.
January 14, 2015
Parking
Far from just a ‘driver gripe’: Parking a growing concern for fleets, too
A perennial concern of drivers and owner-operators stands firm in the ranks at the No. 6 position in a prominent fleet survey: Truck parking,
October 14, 2014
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