The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published in the Federal Register the waiver the Truck Renting and Leasing Association requested for short-term rental trucks. This 90-day waiver from the electronic logging device mandate runs from Jan. 19, 2018, until...
BIRMINGHAM, AL – Federal officials have taken another step to make the transition to mandatory electronic devices less painful. If drivers are cited at roadside for not complying with the ELD rule come the Dec. 18 deadline, the citation will be a “no points cite” that...
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...
