Dec. 16, 2019, is the last day you’ll be able to take advantage of the grandfather clause that let carriers using automatic onboard recording devices hold off switching to fully compliant electronic logging devices for two years.
Today’s telematics solutions can do more than follow vehicles’ digital breadcrumb trail on a map or track truck driver hours of service. They are now business tools can help drive savings and revenue to a truck fleet's bottom line.
You'd think someone at DOT could spend a couple days checking out the ELD device list. That's exactly what HDT Editor-in-Chief Deborah Lockridge did and what she found was less than encouraging.
Electronic logging device customer service is rarely given priority in a pilot or trial phase, yet it's one of the most vital aspects to successful implementation. What should you ask potential ELD providers about customer service?
Sometimes the toughest part of a technology implementation is convincing company leadership that it’s the best option for the business. Focusing on the solution’s ROI will go a long way to convincing even the most skeptical business leader.
While trucking fleets aren’t required to have a telematics device aboard their vehicles, those that do have seen significant improvements in efficiency, productivity, and safety.
For regulated fleets that are currently using AOBRDs, the transition to an ELD is a big, necessary step that shouldn’t be taken lightly. There are the four steps you need to take to successfully make the transition.
MiX Telematics announced the results of a comprehensive study on electronic logging device compliance and use by U.S. trucking fleets.
Telematics brings an unprecedented amount of transparency to today’s fleets. Here are five must-have features that should be on every telematics shopping list.
CEO Gary Fitzgerald spoke with Automotive Fleet about the company's branding update, and what it means for the fleets that use GPS Insight's technology.
The FMCSA is seeking public comment on revising agricultural commodity or livestock definitions in hours-of-service regulations.
The Pro-400 meets FMCSA’s electronic logging device standards for the Dec. 17 deadline and is expected to be compliant with Canada’s ELD standards as well.
Fleets that bundle their ELD solutions with telematics not only will stay in compliance, but also will get the benefits of better visibility into every aspect of their trucks’ operations, improving the bottom line.
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When it comes to electronic logs, what happens during a roadside inspection? Get some insight from this CVSA video outlining what inspectors need to do at roadside when checking driver hours of service records on AOBRD or ELD systems.
We spoke with Joe DeLorenzo, director of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance, to get an update on how the changeover from AOBRDs to ELDs is going.
