Q. If a fleet permits a driver to use his or her vehicle for personal use, how should that driving time be recorded?
A. As with any activity related to an ELD and a regulated commercial vehicle, driver time must be accurately recorded...
Read MoreA. Yes, per guidance issued in March by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), fleets that fall under the AOBRD grandfather clause can install additional AOBRDs only if it is an ELD-capable device that runs compliant AOBRD software. Even if you fall under the grandfather clause, you will have to transition to using ELDs throughout your fleet by December 16, 2019, and should be already making plans to make the switch now.
Associate VP, Commercial Vehicle Solutions
A. As with any activity related to an ELD and a regulated commercial vehicle, driver time must be accurately recorded...
Read MoreA. Yes, drivers may edit their RODS using the ELD’s back office support systems...
Read MoreA. Sure. According to the ELD rule, an ELD must automatically switch to driving mode once the vehicle is moving to a set threshold of 5 mph...
Read MoreA. Yes, all of your drivers’ hours of service must be accounted for if they are subject to the HOS rules...
Read MoreA. Your drivers can use their ELD to record the hours they spend outside the US...
Read MoreA. There are two actions you can take. You either must explain why the time is unassigned or assign the time to the appropriate driver...
Read MoreA. No, they cannot be limited to only those acquired at the beginning or end of the work day...
Read MoreA. Yes, your ELD provider may offer IFTA reporting as part of a fleet management package...
Read MoreA. The short answer is both of you...
Read MoreA. The fleet is required to keep the first and last documents and six others for a 24-hour period. However...
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