Q. How do I know a vendor is ELD certified?
A. Manufacturers are responsible for registering their ELDs with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration by certifying that they meet the technical specifications set forth in the ELD rule.
A. Yes, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is considering making a number of changes to the hours of service (HOS) rules. The soon-to-be-published Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) also known as a “pre-rule” was announced on August 21. HOS rules that may be revised include, expanding the 100 air-mile “short haul” exemption, extending the current 14-hour on-duty limitation under certain circumstances, revising the mandatory 30-minute break rule, and reinstating the option of splitting up off-duty rest breaks for drivers operating trucks with a sleeper-berth compartment. The ANPR can be viewed in its entirety here. (https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hours-service-advanced-notice-proposed-rulemaking) There are a number of ways your company can submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-2018-0248, including: • The Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.com (follow the online instructions for submission) • Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 • Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, , Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays • Fax: 202-493-2251 • Submissions containing confidential business information (CBI): Mr. Brian Dahlin, Chief, Regulatory Evaluation Division, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 To avoid duplicate comments, it is requested that submissions be in only a single format, e.g., online or mail. Full details and submission instructions are available in the ANPR. While a deadline for submission has yet to be announced, it will be 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.
Associate VP, Commercial Vehicle Solutions
A. Manufacturers are responsible for registering their ELDs with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration by certifying that they meet the technical specifications set forth in the ELD rule.
A. What types of rule sets and exemptions do you support? Do these meet your organizational needs? Does your device meet the Hours of Service (HOS) compliance and reporting requirements?
A. Firstly, it's important to establish policies and practices to address any challenges that you foresee with ELD implementation by meeting with your fleet team.
A. What information is recorded by the ELD? How accurate is the data recorded by the device?
A. ELDs in combination with advanced Open Platform telematics capabilities provide remote engine monitoring, fuel usage monitoring, MPG, receipt and invoice scanning at the point of delivery, and the ability to geofence trucks and track arrival and departure dates and times.
A. Light-and medium-duty fleets have been capitalizing on the benefits for several years, so now is the time for the trucking industry to enjoy those same benefits.
A. You can improve routing efficiency and reduce drive time by planning routes based on customer locations, pick-up and drop-off times, and traffic patterns.
A. Cost can be an issue to some fleets before they understand the overall return on investment and cost savings that are made possible with a open platform fleet management solution.
A. Regardless of your fleet's size, telematics can reduce costs, reduce idling, improve driver behavior, and keep your vehicles well-maintained and running smoothly.
A. To remain in compliance with the ELD mandate, owner-operators must install these ELDs.
A. Telematics not only helps you keep track of your current fleet, but can help you make data-driven decisions about its future.
A. When it comes to telematics, it's important to consider a solution that provides much more than just GPS location on a map.
A. As with any new technology or process that you introduce, there will be a transition and training period. The great news is that you can begin equipping some of your trucks with ELDs now, letting your business and drivers become familiar with them well ahead of the deadline.
A. On February 15, 2017, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued new guidance on the use of older logging devices and compliance extension dates. Fleets will now have until December 2019 to comply with the ELD mandate.
A. Experts say that fleets will likely see a drop in productivity when transitioning from paper logs to ELDs. This can be chalked up to the expected learning curve when adapting to a new technology.
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