J.J. Keller & Associates has added the SmartAssign enhancement to its Encompass electronic logging system to help fleets manage unassigned driving events.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hold a public listening session on Oct. 10 in Washington, DC on potential changes to the hours of service rules.
The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association will co-host a listening session on hours of service regulations with the FMCSA at the Guilty By Association Truck Show, allowing industry members to give their suggestions on reforming the current rules.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the public comment period for a recent proposed rulemaking that could potentially change hours of service rules for truck drivers.
Under the Trump administration, regulatory activity at the FMCSA has decreased – but enforcement activity has increased, according to Dave Osiecki, president of Scopelitis Transportation Consulting, speaking at a session during the Trimble In.Sight user conference.
At Trimble's annual In.Sight user conference, the software provider has announced plans to unify TMW, PeopleNet and 104 Systems under the Trimble name.
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.
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.
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.
"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.