The federal rule requiring carriers to use electronic logging devices will dramatically accelerate the industry’s adoption of onboard technology, resulting in a market where some carriers will focus only on basic compliance while others will look for additional features to improve efficiency, suppliers and analysts said.
December 11, 2015Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
ELD Rule to Boost Technology Adoption
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
FMCSA Announces Final ELD Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Dec. 10 announced its long-awaited final rule requiring that interstate drivers use electronic recording devices intended to enforce hours-of-service regulations, and reduce driver fatigue and paperwork for motor carriers and drivers.
December 10, 2015Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Publication of Final ELD Rule Delayed Again
Federal regulators have failed to meet their projected Nov. 30 date for publication of the long-awaited final rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices.
November 30, 2015Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
ELD Final Rule Delayed Another Month, FMCSA Says
The long-awaited final rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices has been delayed another month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Sept. 16.
September 16, 2015Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
FMCSA Sends ELD Rules to OMB
The White House Office of Management and Budget is in possession of FMCSA’s electronic logging device and prohibition of coercion rules, and soon will begin its review of them, usually the last step before official publication.
July 30, 2015Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
FMCSA Moves Up Projected Publication Date for Final ELD Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a supplemental report restoring Sept. 30 as the expected publication date of its final electronic logging device rule, moving it up from Nov. 9. Â
March 3, 2015Special Coverage, Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Suspending HOS Rules Forced ELD Makers to Adjust, Executives Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A congressional mandate that suspended parts of the hours-of-service rule until Sept. 30 required electronic logging device manufacturers to make costly adjustments and retests of their software for their customers.
February 17, 2015Special Coverage, Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
FMCSA to Publish Final ELD Rule in November
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to publish its final electronic logging device rule in November, an agency official said.
February 16, 2015Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Final ELD Rule Not Expected Til Late 2015, FMCSA Says
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration does not expect to publish its final rule mandating the use of electronic logging devices for carriers until Sept. 30, 2015, the agency said in its November significant rulemakings report.
November 18, 2014Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Few Drivers Harassed While Using Electronic Logging Devices, Survey Finds
About 2% of truck drivers who use electronic logging devices have experienced a carrier interaction that they considered to be harassment and that they associated with the HOS-logging capabilities of the ELD, according to a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration driver survey released Nov. 13.
November 14, 2014