A new survey of North American fleet executives has found that 3 in 10 fleets haven't get bought mandatory electronic logging devices, with many relying on grandfathered automatic onboard recording devices to track driver logs.
As the CVSA's Operation Safe Driver Week takes place to bring awareness to unsafe driving behaviors, one safety-focused fleet has found that ELDs are making a real impact.
J.J. Keller & Associates and Geotab have announced a new shared electronic logging device solution that will leverage the regulatory tools of the J.J. Keller Encompass Fleet Management System and the telematics technology of Geotab’s open platform solution.
The Honest Operators Undertake Road Safety, or HOURS, Act (H.R. 6178) would provide “narrow” relief to specific trucking niches and would enable the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to speed up its efforts to make the split sleeper berth exemption more flexible,
PCS Software now offers interfaces to KeepTruckin, Samsara, and GeoTab for ELDs and has added a new trailer-tracking interface to Spireon.
Electronic logging devices may be a security threat – especially lower-cost devices from smaller providers, according to Glenn Atkinson, Geotab vice president, product safety, speaking at the 2018 Geotab Connect conference in Ontario, Canada.
A group of vehicle cyber security organizations is developing a hardware device that will prevent the hacking of heavy trucks through ELDs.
J.J. Keller & Associates reported that 90% of drivers using the company’s electronic logging device solutions were able to successfully transfer eLog data to inspectors during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck.
Two new connectivity-related services from Daimler Trucks North America will allow fleets to create their own electronic logging systems, develop driver scoring apps, and directly access to data on a truck for their backend systems.
Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and ELD solution provider KeepTruckin are offering a free webinar exploring how fleets can use ELD data to increase profitability.