KeepTruckin is petitioning the National Transportation Safety Board to rescind its recommendation that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration remove the company’s logging devices from its list of self-certified vendors following a fiery crash that killed seven motorcyclists.
Defunct Rhode Island trucking company was being investigated in connection with accident that killed one of its drivers
ELDs generate thousands of data points, but who owns that data, and how concerned should carriers be that the data will be used against them?
Any carrier still running AOBRDs is running the risk of hefty fines and being placed out of service during highway inspections.
Automatic onboard recording device users can expect no leniency after Dec. 16.
A few holdouts have yet to make the transition from AOBRDs to ELDs.
The stagnation suggests that only the most die-hard ELD holdouts are still clinging to their old devices.
Connectivity is crucial to success in trucking. Darren Prokop writes about various aspects of connectivity that make trucking more transparent and efficient.
The hard deadline for the ELD mandate hits on December 16, and a significant portion of the fleets that run AOBRDs are looking to put off ELD adoption until the last minute.
U.S. truck drivers possibly numbering in the tens of thousands are staring at non-working electronic logging device (ELD) screens after their Omnitracs’ systems shut down on Nov. 2. Omnitracs did not immediately confirm the outage.
More carriers install ELDs as compliance deadline nears.
Sandeep Kar writes about how the ELD mandates in the U.S. and Canada are changing the trucking landscape.
ELD maker Konexial is expanding its customer base through the acquisition of Axle Technologies’ AORBD customer list. Also, FedEx and UPS ramp up drone deliveries, a port expansion in Seattle, and Hyundai to introduce fuel cell truck.
The carriers with the fewest trucks are also the least compliant, meaning the carriers with the most to lose are the same carriers that cannot afford to lose it.
Only 5% of carriers are still using automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs), according to a FreightWaves survey conducted in conjunction with EROAD and CarrierLists.
About 20% of carriers still using AOBRDs are expected to hold onto the devices into December.
Individual carriers may face consequences for putting off the switch to ELDs, but the overall market is not expected to take a hit.
While many fleets and drivers are using ELDs, there are still some using AOBRDs, and time is quickly running out before the December deadline to switch arrives.
When compliance rate is broken down by fleet type, it becomes clear that some segments of the industry are more compliant than others.
The latest survey results show the highest compliance rates observed so far.
Small carriers and owner-operators continue to lag behind their larger counterparts in making the switch from automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs) to electronic logging devices (ELDs).
While AOBRDs and ELDs serve a similar function, there are several differences in both rules of operation and using the device itself.
Over 90 percent of small carriers that have not made the switch to electronic logging devices (ELDs) yet plan to stick with their old devices until the last quarter of 2019.
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Where are the opportunities on the west and east coast? Plus, results from our survey of those shifting from AOBRDs to ELDs.
Brought to you by EROAD… FMCSA says no transition period, but carriers are waiting until the last minute.
The mandatory adoption of electronic logging devices (ELDs) has given decision-makers the ability to access a wealth of data they never knew they needed. The tough part is attempting to sift through and draw insights from that data.
The ELD Mandate and the AOBRD grandfather clause have raised a number of questions, most recently in our March webinar, “The State of the Industry and the ELD Mandate: The Verdict One Year Later.” To help answer some of these questions, we’re reconvening our experts and asking you to submit your burning questions.
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ELDs are not just about tracking the hours of service of drivers. The data they gather can be used by fleets to improve driver behavior and operational efficiency, and by insurance companies to understand accident history for evaluating fleet risk profiles.
Flip a switch. Seems easy enough, but for those fleets that think that’s all they have to do with their ELD come December 16, 2019, they may quickly find their truck driver sitting idle, which is why now is the time to start the transition from a legacy AOBRD.
While the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate has indeed improved hours of service (HOS) compliance, a recent study found that the mandate’s potential safety impacts, which are often discussed, have not come to pass.
ELDs have been required for the majority of the industry for more than a year now, but there are still some that do not have to comply until Dec. 16, 2019. A look back at ELDs, and what the next deadline means.
Beyond the Hours of Service rule that is under consideration for changes by the federal government, the introduction of the hard ELD rule has created several other less-publicized problems.
Some fleets will now be able to use KeepTruckin ELDs to take advantage of the greater flexibility AOBRDs offer when it comes to driving mode and how much speed it takes to trigger it.
