ELDs

Regulators are urging carriers to take action to ensure their ELDs remain legal after mobile networks transition out of 3G.

Transport Canada is investigating an ELD certification body after a vendor alleged that it approved a device that could allow drivers to falsify their logs.

An executive from Pedigree Technologies explains how the North Dakota firm became one of the first ELD providers to successfully get a device certified in Canada. It wasn’t easy.

Canada’s requirement for commercial vehicles to use ELDs technically took effect Saturday. The trouble is no devices are certified for use, and true enforcement won’t come for another year.

ORBCOMM, a provider of electronic logging devices and IoT technologies, announced carrier Marten Transport is retrofitting its fleet with ORBCOMM’s dual-mode asset-tracking devices.

The Great North is taking the slow road on implementation

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.

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.

Since the federal government started regulating the number of hours a truck driver can legally drive in a day, requiring either paper logs or higher-tech records, some motor carriers and truckers have devised ways to skirt the rules by falsifying drivers’ log books.

ORBCOMM’s privately transacted $200 million refinancing means the ELD provider is entering 2021 with a markedly different balance sheet than in recent years.

Road Hunter, a popular navigation app for truckers, surveyed its users to find out more about their ELD providers. The app’s founder said there is a huge market for truckers potentially willing to switch ELD providers.

Two companies are bringing in partners with yard space that might not already be available or marketed to truck drivers.

Whatever hit the company also impacted its phone system

In a not-required disclosure, company does not estimate time for a return

Echo exec Gustafson has praise for technological changes

TruckX has introduced a ruggedized wired ELD setup, which reduces the operational difficulties that come with using a bluetooth ELD solution.

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The partnership includes 15% discounts to Convoy’s carriers looking to buy KeepTruckin products and solutions.

“The last place I picked up, I couldn’t even come inside the building to use the bathroom,” said Chicago-based driver Bob Stanton.

At TCA meeting, agency administrator says FMCSA will need help acting on reports of cheating.