ELD mandate

Trucking interests are weighing in on their priorities as Congress begins planning the next highway bill.

The California Highway Patrol has issued a final rule requiring ELD use by intrastate drivers on and after Jan. 1, 2024.

Federal regulators have told Congress that assessing the safety impacts of ELDs has become a challenge.

Rachel Premack, editorial director at FreightWaves, was interviewed Tuesday about her article on the impact of the ELD mandate five years later.

Canadian trucking association says officials still need to iron out all the details for the ELD mandate scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.

Enforcement of Canada’s federal ELD mandate will begin Jan. 1, requiring electronic data collection of truck drivers’ hours of service.

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

The Canadian government won’t say when enforcement of its ELD mandate will begin. But it won’t happen on day one. And it’s unclear when the first devices will get approval.

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

Most comments on the SBTC request were in favor of easing ELD and work-day restrictions.

Industry has been working with FMCSA to ensure turfgrass was considered an ag commodity under federal rules.

Most small-company truckers are equipped with ELDs despite exemptions.

Provisions still face major scrutiny by Republican-controlled Senate.

Partner Hub enables carriers to control who can access the data coming out of their trucking operations.

Initiative will consider strategies to cut ozone emissions by 2027.

India spends 14% of its GDP on logistics; the country’s government is actively looking to reduce that amount by introducing key reforms in the sector.

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 the number of hours a driver works and rests each day to ensure they are compliant with government regulations. To better understand ELDs it’s important […]

Automatic onboard recording device users can expect no leniency after Dec. 16.

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.

“10-4 DC” rallies against regulations they say will run them off the road.

Motor carriers and commercial drivers agree on just four of the Top 10 challenges facing the trucking industry, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual study.

30-minute rest break, split sleeper berth requirements among five major revisions.

Getting concert tours to where they need to go is a specialized gig

Denial to SBTC follows last year’s denial to OOIDA.

Brought to you by EROAD… FMCSA says no transition period, but carriers are waiting until the last minute.

While Ottawa’s rules are designed to conform with American devices, they will need to undergo a rigorous certification process.

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.

Measure also seeks to keep 30-minute rest break, ag hauler ELD exemption.

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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.

Marc Moncion of Fleet Complete predicts forthcoming regulations will ensure a stronger vetting process for electronic logging devices than in the U.S.

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.

Martinez emphasized a collaborative approach to regulation and said that removing non-preventable accidents from CSA scorecards is next on the agency’s agenda.

Access to data has improved market transparency, and recent spikes in volatility make the case that transportation costs must be hedged and de-risked.

ELD’s were supposed to make headway into reducing crashes, but that may not be the case so far, according to academic research from supply chain experts.

FMSCA Administrator Raymond Martinez comments on his first nine months, and the potential for an early rollout of revised HOS rules.

Chris Buffone speaks at MarketWaves on Drivewyze’s service in weigh station bypass to help drivers save time and money.

FMCSA has made public the denials of 10 exemption requests from its ELD rule, including OOIDA and nine smaller groups that were formally rejected earlier this year.

On today’s episode, Craig Fuller, Dean Croke, and Ibrahiim Bayaan discuss ELDs and their impact on driver hours, trends in violations, and economic outlook.

2018 may have seen tight capacity and the strongest economy on record since the Great Recession, but what will 2019 look like?

Parking is a hot button issue across the transportation industry, but it certainly does not carry the same weight among drivers and those who manage transportation companies.

While 60% did say that ELDs were forcing drivers to stop, rest, and run legally, the other 40% of respondents felt that ELDs decreased driver safety, as well as for others on the road.

The divergence on that issue isn’t the only one: not surprisingly, management and drivers see the driver shortage issue through different lenses.

FMCSA Administrator Martinez and his officials listened to truck drivers and fleet owners as they asked for more flexibility in the hours of service. The usefulness of split sleeping and breaking up the mandatory 30 minute break were brought up most frequently.

A very strong quarter for the 3PL, though a mixed message on the impact of ELD enforcement.

Some highlights from this month’s J.D. Power Valuation Services used truck report. Demand is still outpacing supply in the late-model, low-mileage segment.

Most carriers are satisfied with their ELD providers, but they haven’t yet figured out how to turn compliance into a business advantage by operationalizing their data.

An OOIDA executive took to the airwaves a few days after its ELD exemption request was denied, and he had a few things to get off his chest.

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.

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.

Drivers find productivity gains after ELD hard enforcement; Canadian Pacific workers’ strike imminent; Brazilian truckers extract over $2B in govt concessions; Maersk rolls out blockchain-based maritime insurance; WaPo interviews truck drivers on the lifestyle.

The ELD mandate hasn’t created a capacity squeeze but there are other signs of how it has changed driver behavior.

Used truck prices are up sharply; C.H. Robinson isn’t worried about tech startups; CSX cuts costs and grows bottom line by 50%; Hapag-Lloyd bullish despite losses; CA makes pot shippers report to the Feds; the American economy isn’t overheating… yet.

Every new regulatory regime—whether it’s deregulation, the introduction of hours of service, or the ELD mandate—prompts a fresh wave of creative destruction. Some business models thrive, while others go extinct.

The survey includes responses from more than 100 trucking companies of various sizes with the intention of keeping a pulse on the industry.

We have received word that the FMCSA is reportedly deploying military drones to beef up the ‘hard enforcement’ of the ELD mandate beginning April 1.

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.

April 1st promises a surge of HOS violations; Uber pulls out of Southeast Asia; China starts trading oil futures; US Customs looks to upgrade their digital tools; Kansas City Southern hit by new tax bills.

“We are committed to creating technology to enable drivers to improve their lives,” says Konexial CEO, Ken Evans.

This new consolidation program, adds convenience and freshness and also mitigates some of the impacts of the newly implemented ELD law that will be 100 percent enforced on April 1, 2018.

The prices of fresh produce is expected to climb due to the ELD mandate and the FSMA mandate later this year. 

Though the ELD mandate has been in effect since December 2017, the compliance rates for fleets with less than 10 trucks have been low and will stay that way this year. 

Telematics and data expert joins FreightWaves to help develop thought leadership and a forum for interpreting telematics and market data for the freight markets 

Typically, about 12% of any fleet of drivers on any given day or night will fall well outside the company’s operational safety parameters. How can you use your ELD and GPS data to improve driver safety and productivity? Compliance doesn’t necessarily mean safer.

The overall compliance ELD compliance rates have been going up since the ELD mandate in December. But there is a noticeable difference in rates between the long haul and the short haul fleets. 

Have the good days of high rates ended? While not declaring an end to rising van spot rates, a blog post yesterday by DAT Solutions’ Matt Sullivan did note some indications that the rapid rise may be slowing.

Like many carriers, Santa has been stressed about the ELD mandate, knowing that compliance is impossible and kids would not understand that the FMCSA was operating alongside the Grinch in a coordinated effort.

This is ELD deadline week, and the sky is falling. Or maybe it already fell. Is it the end of the world as we know it?

Frustrated truckers lashed out on ELD companies’ Facebook sites, complaining of technical issues and customer service delays on Dec. 18, the first day of the new mandate.

Morgan Stanley and SIG see great prospects for truckload carrier stocks going into 2018. Large carriers’ valuations should benefit from both the ELD mandate and the GOP tax reform.

Most carriers are currently coming to terms with the inevitability of the ELD mandate, and scrambling to get ready. Those carriers who are truly ELD-ready are in prime position to benefit.