ELD Mandate Transition: 4 Takeways So Far

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11 Jan by Vitaliy Dadalyan

ELD Mandate Transition: 4 Takeways So Far

By HDT Staff

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Is it an AOBRD or an ELD? Make sure your drivers know and have the right in-cab documents. Photo: J.J. Keller

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Is it an AOBRD or an ELD? Make sure your drivers know and have the right in-cab documents. Photo: J.J. Keller

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Since enforcement of the electronic logging device mandate started in mid-December, J.J. Keller reports that it is seeing problems with confusion whether a device is an ELD or a grandfathered automatic onboard recording device, as well as complaints about vendor support, and more drivers running out of hours due to delays.

J.J. Keller Senior Editor Mark Schedler reports that its compliance experts are seeing four recurring themes:

  1. Drivers are not sure if they have an AOBRD or ELD in the truck, and enforcement isn’t certain either, due to the variety of devices now in operation.
  2. ELD-related citations are being issued in several states for AOBRDs, even though drivers were compliant with Section 395.15, which is the AOBRD regulation.
  3. Carriers who chose vendors with insufficient levels of customer support are feeling the pain in the form of frustrated drivers and a potential loss of equipment productivity.
  4. Drivers are running out of hours due to delays at customers, traffic, and major accidents, and/or are not getting credited with a full break because of starting on-duty time just minutes too soon.

Schedler offers a closer look at each of these:

1. Know the requirements of the device in the truck

This may sound basic, but drivers must be certain of which device they are using (AOBRD or ELD), and understand the requirements for the respective device. If you or the vendor didn’t provide adequate instruction on the actual device in the vehicle, this can — and is — resulting in miscommunication with enforcement.

2. Incorrect citations and data transfer failures

There are reports of drivers with AOBRDs being cited (but not fined) for ELD-related violations. The violations have been primarily for “failure to transfer data,” when, in fact, AOBRDs are not …Read the rest of this story

Source:: http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/drivers/article/story/2018/01/elds-4-takeways-so-far.aspx

ByVitaliy Dadalyan