Is there such a thing as granting too big an exemption to the electronic logging rule? That’s the gist of joint comments submitted to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration by a safety advocacy group composed of motor carriers and a highway-safety lobby. The...
After months of planning, waiting, hoping, and fretting, the ELD mandate has gone into effect. While many fleets — as high as 35%, according to data from C.J. Driscoll and Associates — waited until the 11th hour to implement electronic loggings devices (ELDs), this...
What are the differences between automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs) and devices using logging software programs? A key difference between devices with logging software programs and AOBRDs relates to connectivity with the commercial motor vehicle (CMV)...
On Dec. 18, the industry will enter Phase Two of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) implementation of the new ELD rule. The rule itself was finalized in 2015, making the beginning of Phase One, which included a public awareness campaign focused on...
By now you have probably heard about ELD (Electronic Logging Devices) and AOBRD (Automatic on-board recording device). In case you have been wondering what’s the difference and what do you need to be compliant with the ELD mandate starting from December 18,...
