The December mandate on electronic logging devices would not be carried out under a proposal recently added to a fiscal 2018 funding bill in the House.
August 31, 2017Editorial
Editorial: A Sensible Phase-In
The nation’s safety inspectors for trucks and buses have announced a sensible policy for enforcement of the mandate for electronic logging devices — a phased-in approach. That should help lessen disruption in the already-challenging task of moving freight, and that is entirely a good thing.
August 31, 2017Business
Driver Pay Shows Marginal Second-Quarter Growth
The National Driver Wage Index, which measures over-the-road driver pay, rose 0.9% year-over-year in the second quarter, but the index is likely to grow at a faster pace as truckload carriers experience the positive effects of economic growth and the electronic logging mandate on freight rates, according to the National Transportation Institute.
August 30, 2017GovernmentTechnologyEquipment
Effort to Halt ELD Mandate Withdrawn From House Funding Bill
A proposal to deny funding for the enforcement of the December mandate on electronic logging devices was removed from a fiscal 2018 funding bill the House is scheduled to consider next month.
August 30, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Impact of 'Phased-In' ELD Mandate
TT's Seth Clevenger and Eric Miller discuss the impact of the Aug. 28 announcement that CVSA will employ a "phased-in" enforcement of the electronic logging device mandate that takes effect Dec. 18, 2017.
August 29, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Trucks Without ELDs Won’t Be Placed Out of Service Until April 1, CVSA Says
Commercial vehicle inspectors will issue citations to motor carriers operating vehicles without electronic logging devices beginning Dec. 18 but will not place vehicles out of service until April 1.
August 28, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Rand McNally Adds Three Dashboard Devices to Product Line
Rand McNally launched three new devices for commercial vehicle operators that address cab connectivity, advanced navigation and electronic logging.
August 25, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Analysts Predict Spot Rates Could Soar Once ELD Mandate Goes Into Effect
When the electronic logging device mandate finally takes effect in December, freight hauling capacity will tighten and spot market rates are likely to rise, according to trucking industry analysts.
August 25, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics
Russ Elliott on Melton Truck Lines' ELD Implementation
Russ Elliott, senior vice president of operations at Melton Truck Lines in Tulsa, Okla., tells TT's Seth Clevenger about his carrier's experience with ELD implementation. Part of our Aug. 23 LiveOnWeb: The ELD Landscape Ahead. Watch full program at bit.ly/TT-LOW0823.
August 23, 2017GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics
Tom Poduch of Transervice Logistics on ELDs
Tom Poduch, director of design logistics at Transervice, talks about transitioning from AOBRDs to ELDs and other ELD topics with TT's Seth Clevenger. Part of our Aug. 28 LiveOnWeb program, "The ELD Landscape Ahead." bit.ly/TT-LOW0823
August 23, 2017