Their required use should move trucking industry forward
The idea of ELDs is not a new one. It has been publicized often and criticized frequently. Our industry should now…
Category: Driver Logs
ELDs: Menace or miracle?
No one knows what the final outcome will be after implementation
Menace or miracle: Two very strong descriptive words for the already highly charged debate surrounding the imposition of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate this December. But I don’t use them lightly.
ELDs: Menace or miracle?
No one knows what the final outcome will be after implementation
Menace or miracle: Two very strong descriptive words for the already highly charged debate surrounding the imposition of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate this December. But I don’t use them lightly.
‘Too expensive, unproven, untrustworthy’: Groups push for ELD delay
The most polarizing topic in trucking today — electronic logging devices, or ELDs — isn’t losing any steam. With the deadline less than 12 weeks away for most commercial truck drivers to be using ELDs in recording their hours of service, groups representing owner-operators, small trucking companies, agricultural and livestock trucking and others reiterated their calls today for a delay.
‘Too expensive, unproven, untrustworthy’: Groups push for ELD delay
The most polarizing topic in trucking today — electronic logging devices, or ELDs — isn’t losing any steam. With the deadline less than 12 weeks away for most commercial truck drivers to be using ELDs in recording their hours of service, groups representing owner-operators, small trucking companies, agricultural and livestock trucking and others reiterated their calls today for a delay.
ELDs, safety technology and the effect on fleet insurance costs
Although the insurance industry expects to see a reduction in accidents and fleet risk with ELD implementation, it’s too early to determine how those devices will impact premiums.
ATLANTA. As a fleet owner, you’ve installed electronic logging devices (ELDs) and other safety technologies throughout your entire fleet. Now your insurance premiums will automatically decrease, right?
Not necessarily, explained Harry Storck, global fleet technical specialist at AIG.
Storck, speaking to attendees at TU-Automotive’s Connected Fleets conference here in Atlanta, discussed the insurance carrier’s perspective on how connectivity is changing the landscape of commercial fleets.
ELDs, safety technology and the effect on fleet insurance costs
Although the insurance industry expects to see a reduction in accidents and fleet risk with ELD implementation, it’s too early to determine how those devices will impact premiums.
ATLANTA. As a fleet owner, you’ve installed electronic logging devices (ELDs) and other safety technologies throughout your entire fleet. Now your insurance premiums will automatically decrease, right?
Not necessarily, explained Harry Storck, global fleet technical specialist at AIG.
Storck, speaking to attendees at TU-Automotive’s Connected Fleets conference here in Atlanta, discussed the insurance carrier’s perspective on how connectivity is changing the landscape of commercial fleets.
Fleets wait as long as possible to deploy ELDs, study finds
ATLANTA. Though the ELD mandate is just three months away, 60% of commercial fleets are still monitoring their drivers’ hours of service (HOS) with paper logs. That’s according to a recent study conducted by C.J. Driscoll & Associates that surveyed 529 U.S. fleet operators.
Fleets wait as long as possible to deploy ELDs, study finds
ATLANTA. Though the ELD mandate is just three months away, 60% of commercial fleets are still monitoring their drivers’ hours of service (HOS) with paper logs. That’s according to a recent study conducted by C.J. Driscoll & Associates…
Webinar: ELDs and the short haul exemption
Do your operations fall within 100 air miles and do your drivers start and return to the same location within 12 hours each day? If so, while the ELD short haul exemption may apply to your fleet, making that decision can be a lot more complicated tha…