Federal officials believe the newly instituted electronic logging device (ELD) mandate will lead to safer roads, a more streamlined commercial trucking industry and a closer scrutiny of drivers’ road time. But will fleet managers be able to use the technology to harass drivers into skirting federal rules? The short answer is no; experts say the…
Truck drivers may find the lure of early morning or late evening road time attractive: comparatively little traffic and greater opportunities to get the job done promptly. But with typical weekly mileage for drivers easily reaching 3,000, it’s inevitable and statistically likely they’ll meet with law enforcement. It’s just the nature of business on the…
The tide of increasingly advanced technology permeating our lifestyles seems to continue to rise, recently extending its flow into the hardy, no-nonsense world of trucking and commercial transportation. Late last year the federal government put in place new requirements mandating all commercial trucks be equipped with an electronic logging device by December 2017. The premise…
The purpose of the federal government’s mandate requiring installation of electronic logging devices in all commercial trucks within two years was to make highways safer, drivers’ lives easier and the flow of commercial data simpler and quicker. The ELD mandate would usher in a world of technological marvel where fleet managers would no longer waste…
