ELD mandate

“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.