This story appears in the March 21 print edition of Transport Topics. SAN DIEGO — An industry consensus appears to be emerging in support of electronic logging devices to monitor driver hours but not ...
It may be back to “go” for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Hours of Service (HOS) rules that would have required the use of electronic logs for some carriers,. But many ...
With about three months until electronic logging devices are required in every commercial big rig, carriers and truck drivers have found that dozens of new companies have popped up to meet the ...
You'd better start thinking about e-logs, says Truckload Carriers Association Chairman John Kaburick, owner and president of Earl L. Henderson Trucking. During a wide-ranging address at this week's ...
“Since 1938, complex, on-duty/off-duty logs for truck and bus drivers were made with pencil and paper, virtually impossible to verify,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “This automated ...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on March 13 a new proposal on electronic logging devices that would mandate ELDs for drivers currently required to prepare hours-of-service ...
The trucking industry is gearing up for a major overhaul come the end of the year, when drivers will cease logging their hours on the road with pencil and paper and usher in a new era of electronic ...
For months now, I have seen numerous articles both for and against electronic logging devices (“Editorial: Trucking Needs Electronic Logging,” 5-21, p. 8). A faction out there has slowed the ...
PeopleNet’s eDriver Logs, released in early 2003, have been adopted by about 70 percent of its private fleet customers. In January 2004, Sinclair Oil equipped its fleet with onboard computers. In July ...
The impact of installing electronic logs can't be understated. When culture and a major change collide, the existing culture will win for longer than you may expect. Implementing electronic logs is a ...
The ELD Solutions company finalized an electronic logging device product in April and is accepting orders for subscription services at price points from $20 monthly and more for its Bring Your Own ...
As results of this latest polling (conducted last month) on views around the FMCSA’s electronic logging device mandate make clear, irrespective whether they’re using e-logs or not (11 percent of ...