Equipment makers, freight rails not immune from ELD mandate
Intermodal transportation in particular projected to benefit in 2018
Planning for the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is not limited to trucking fleets. During recent media events and quarterly earnings conference calls, equipment manufacturers and freight railroads were preparing for any possible effects on their businesses.
For example, Kenworth Truck Co. monitors the status of the mandate, and talks to customers to try to anticipate build rates, Kevin Baney, assistant general manager for sales and marketing, said in late July.
“It is more in terms of making sure we are ready with what they need,” he said.
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Source:: http://fleetowner.com/economics/equipment-makers-freight-rails-not-immune-eld-mandate
