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The Dec. 18 implementation date for the federal electronic logging device mandate will mark the beginning of a new era in trucking. Electronic logs are nothing new, of course — many fleets have been using them voluntarily for years or even decades. But moving nearly the entire longhaul trucking business onto ELDs will enhance adherence to driver hours-of-service limits across the industry and put all carriers on equal footing.

It may be impossible for fleets to entirely avoid upheaval as they make the move to ELD compliance, but the right planning and training can make a world of difference, technology suppliers said.

New developments in document management technology are transforming fleets’ back offices by eliminating manual processes, connecting systems and speeding workflows. Users say even small investments to automate a single process can save thousands of dollars annually. Key to success is identifying the bottlenecks that cause the most pain and automating them.

Your competitor may soon be able to pay to have its website download faster than yours if a Federal Communications Commission proposal becomes law.

Maven Machines, provider of the Maven Co-Pilot headset for driver safety, has launched its own electronic logging device and has ex­panded its product line into a full fleet management system.

While first-time adopters will need to install ELDs in their trucks by Dec. 18, fleets using e-log systems categorized as auto­matic onboard recording devices, or ­AOBRDs, get a two-year extension. But if you can wait, why change now?

The cost of an electronic logging device is difrficult to gauge, partly because vendors use different pricing models.

The arrival of the electronic logging device mandate later this year is widely expected to create significant ripple effects across the supply chain.

When it comes to the trucking industry, we deal with a pace of change that has been constant for years: changing fuel costs, increased regulations, driver shortages, etc.

The Trucking Moves America Forward mascot will be revealed Aug. 26 at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas.