Electronic Logging Devices News

Faced with evolving tactics to bypass hours-of-service rules, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is taking steps to combat electronic logging device fraud. The agency is launching a multipronged approach to address what it describes as a “moving target.”  In particular, the agency cited National Transportation Safety Board concerns with so-called ghost drivers as well as drivers utilizing multiple ELD accounts, and it is exploring various technological requirements to target those specific issues. It also is monitoring ELD performance data, training enforcement personnel to identify and act against fraud, removing noncompliant ELD providers from the market, and updating its ELD rules.

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Professional interstate drivers have been required for the past several years to use ELDs to keep track of their hours of service. Since the implementation of the mandate, many states have also adopted ELD use for intrastate drivers.

FMCSA has removed electronic logging devices (ELDs) from its list of registered devices — and this time it’s more than just one.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has removed Nationwide Technologies’ Nationwide ELD from the list of registered electronic logging devices.

Descartes Systems Group, logistics business commerce platform, announced in a statement that C.H. Robinson, logistics service provider, is using Descartes MacroPoint to expand the options carriers can use to connect with the company’s technology including access through the NTA ELD system. Using Descartes MacroPoint, logistics service providers and shippers can improve customer service, increase distribution efficiency, better collaborate with customers, suppliers and carriers, and minimize the impact of disruptions and late delivery penalties.

There will be no more delays in enforcement of Canada’s electronic logging device (ELD) mandate for Canadian motor carriers and for U.S. carriers that operate across the northern border.

Today, most interstate drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) are required to use electronic logging devices (ELDs) to record their hours of service. Currently, many states are in the process of updating their intrastate adoptions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to include the ELD requirements.

One of the most common accidents that truck drivers face is a rear-end crash. After all, rear-end crashes account for about one-third of all accidents.