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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2018

Penske Truck Driver App Gets Upgrade Ahead of Holiday Freight Season

A new upgrade for the Penske Driver upgrade helps truckers get faster, easier roadside assistance.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2018

How the ELD Mandate Impacts Smaller Grocery/Retail Carriers

For the moderately sized retail and grocery fleets that work with third-party logistics provider Zipline Logistics, the effect of the electronic logging device mandate isn’t as significant as the driver shortage.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2018

ATRI Collecting ELD Data to Address Industry Issues

The American Transportation Research Institute has launched an initiative to collect and warehouse anonymized electronic logging device data to help the industry address other industry problems.

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ProductsOctober 8, 2018

J.J. Keller’s SmartAssign Handles Unassigned Driving Events in ELDs

J.J. Keller & Associates has added the SmartAssign enhancement to its Encompass electronic logging system to help fleets manage unassigned driving events.

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Articlesby David CullenAugust 31, 2018

ELD Lessons Learned So Far, Part 3: Back Office

When it comes to managing electronic logging devices in the back office, “Obviously, the big thing is to monitor for violations,” according to Annette Sandberg, CEO of TransSafe Consulting and a former administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 30, 2018

Telematics Offer Room for Improvement Beyond ELDs, Survey Finds

With the electronic logging device mandate top of mind this year, other potential uses of in-cab telematics may be overlooked, indicates a survey by ELD and telematics provider Teletrac Navman, even as many fleets are expanding in a booming freight environment.

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Newsby StaffAugust 29, 2018

80% of Drivers Say ELDs Make Finding Parking Harder

Truckers are feeling the stress from a lack of available truck parking, in part due to a lack of flexibility in hours of service since the ELD mandate was implemented, according to a Trucker Path report.

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Articlesby David CullenAugust 27, 2018

ELD Lessons Learned So Far, Part 2: Vendors

"There are quite a few bad ELD vendors out there... They probably should have never been certified, but remember, this is a self-certification process." Find out more about the challenges with ELD devices in this report.

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Articlesby David CullenAugust 23, 2018

ELD Lessons Learned So Far, Part 1: Roadside

With active enforcement of the ELD mandate in effect across the country, it is critical that drivers understand what is expected of them in a roadside inspection.

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2018

FMCSA Launches Potential Hours of Service Rule Reform

The FMCSA announced has begun a rulemaking process that potentially could reform four specific areas of current hours-of-service regulations, which limit the operating hours of commercial truck drivers.

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