ELD rule

Trucking’s top safety enforcer is considering changes to work rule recording devices with the goal of making them easier to use.

In order to remain relevant and endure a soft market in this year’s competitive trucking sphere, fleets must put in the legwork to create a positive driver culture and grow their advantage.

Under pressure to move more cargo faster, truck drivers are filing complaints with the FMCSA at a record pace.

An ELD Annotations Guide in collaboration with J. J. Keller

Survey findings show less than a third of drivers are fully satisfied with their electronic logging device (ELD) providers.

What is an ELD? Electronic logging devices or ELDs as they’re more commonly known, are not a new technology although the regulation behind them is. They are devices that record […]

TIA, ATA and OOIDA call provision to make CSA scores public “dangerous”

Last year’s survey by ATRI had driver shortages as the biggest issue facing the industry, with ELDs second.

The OOIDA request would have exempted companies meeting the definition of a small business along with various safety standards.

Months after the start of hard enforcement, there are still some drivers who know little about their ELD.

Most bills introduced now have little chance of passage, but this one may suggest something when reading between the lines.

The Senate Committee on Appropriations addressed the potential for hot button ELD exemptions in the report language of its fiscal year 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) bill, but the issue was not tackled in the bill itself.

NS had weak operating metrics in the first quarter, but strong performance. Hub sees a strong pricing environment for the rails.

Rep. Babin introduced a bill that will overhaul the hours of service rules and if it passes it will end up making the industry safer.

The April 1 deadline is a few days away and the ELD compliance rate does not look as good as the surveys make it out to be.

The exemption does not apply to the wider agriculture industry, like a recent FMCSA break.

Clarifying the grandfathering of AOBRDs in a fleet expansion.

The current exemption ends April 19.

Nearly 17 years in the making since the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration first attempted to require electronic logging devices (ELDs) on commercial vehicles, the day has finally arrived for most of the nation’s 3 million plus driver workforce to begin using the devices.

The ELD mandate has finally arrived, but lets stop pretending this is a safety issue. Its not. The ELD mandate is about money. If we wanted to talk safety, our attention should focus on the real-evil: Hours of Service rules.