What You Need to Know About ELD Mandate Enforcement

5 Sep by Vitaliy Dadalyan

What You Need to Know About ELD Mandate Enforcement

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Is that an AOBRD or an ELD? Photo: Roehl Transport

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Is that an AOBRD or an ELD? Photo: Roehl Transport

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Whether you’ve got your electronic logging devices in the trucks already, on order, or you’re still researching your options, there are many questions out there regarding just what’s going to happen at the roadside when the ELD mandate goes into effect Dec. 18.

So we talked to Joe DeLorenzo, director of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance, about some of the most important aspects of enforcement that fleets and drivers need to know.

First of all, he emphasized that the government is ready and able to start enforcing the new rule.

One of the most common misconceptions about the ELD mandate is that the government is not ready to begin enforcement, DeLorenzo said. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and FMCSA together decided recently to announce a phased-in approach in the first six months, where drivers will not be put out of service if they don’t have an ELD. However, they could still be cited and fined; each jurisdiction will decide on its own how strict that initial enforcement will be.

The move is “a recognition of the fact that this is a big change,” DeLorenzo said. “We’ve done this type of enforcement on other major rules to allow everyone some time.”

However, he also cautioned carriers not to take unfair advantage of that approach. “If FMCSA sees we’re seeing persistent violations by a major carrier taking advantage, they could be subject to an investigation and penalties.”

But What About State Rules and eRODS?

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association recently filed a petition with the FMCSA asking it to delay implementation, contending that “26 states have not yet incorporated an electronic logging regulation into state law and are not authorized to enforce the rule until they do so.”

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Source:: http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/drivers/article/story/2017/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-eld-mandate-enforcement.aspx