ELD Mandate & Electronic Logs

The Texas Department of Transportation discouraged travel in the affected area, warning drivers that Harvey would continue to linger in Southeast Texas, bringing substantial wind and rain to the area. Trucking research and analysis firm FTR estimates that Hurricane Harvey could strongly affect over 7% of U.S. trucking…

Intel-owned Mobileye will start building a fleet of 100 fully autonomous vehicles with a Level 4 of autonomy requiring driver interaction only to prevent an accident that the company will test in the U.S., Europe, and Israel, Intel has announced. The first vehicles will begin testing later this year, Intel announced the day after closing its acquisition of Mobileye.

In many ways, innovations in consumer technology are outpacing innovations in corporate technology. With this in mind, it is important to watch how technology is evolving outside of fleet. If fleet is an early adopter, ask how can (or, how will) these innovations be incorporated into fleet management?

The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has created an abundance of confusion within the vocational truck fleet industry. Not sure if your fleet needs to comply with the upcoming ELD mandate? Have questions regarding compliance requirements, grandfathered devices, costs, and potential benefits?

Statistics covering operating costs for 2016. In this report, we cover overall and depreciation costs for compact cars, intermediate cars, light trucks, minivans, SUVs, and full-size vans. With fuel representing 60% of a fleet’s total operating costs, lower fuel prices are keeping overall fleet costs flat. Also, vehicle build quality is high, curbing maintenance costs, and…