Don’t Miss This Critical Step in ELD Implementation
There’s more to complying with the electronic logging device mandate than putting the devices in your trucks. Will your new ELD policies and procedures pass FMCSA’s scrutiny as adequate safety management controls?
HDT’s New ELD Channel Keeps You Up to Speed
Heavy Duty Trucking has launched a new ELD channel on Truckinginfo.com that contains every news story, feature article, and video our editors produce on the electronic logging device mandate.
FMCSA Issues Two Commonsensical ELD Exemptions
Having decided to grant part of a United Parcel Service request for a limited 5-year exemption from some provisions of the electronic logging device mandate, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will now allow all motor carriers—not just UPS– and drivers to make use of two new temporary exemptions from the ELD rule.
Pay Hikes Abound as Fleets Try to Retain Drivers
Several fleets have announced pay and benefit increases for drivers as the industry keeps trying to address the driver shortage.
Innovative pricing as ELD provider competition heats up
A few deals for qualifying drivers — from BigRoad, KeepTruckin, Magellan — sure to multiply among other providers with the raft of ELD providers out there. If you’re shopping, don’t be afraid to ask …
When cellular service adds monthly fees to ELDs
Most any BYOD-type ELD with dedicated tablets will come with monthly costs for a data plan. If you’re pairing a BYOD ELD with a smartphone or tablet you already have with a service plan, such cost wouldn’t necessarily figure into your back-of-the-envelope investment calculation.
ELDs at the ‘right price’: No-monthly-fee e-logs explored
In the crowded ELD market, a few companies set themselves apart with systems requiring no monthly fee. Who they are, and considerations of support, availability and utility.
2017 GATS Best of Show, Builders Class: Puzzle comes together for autism theme
Of the nearly 2,000 puzzle pieces on the custom-built rig, some are welded into the cab floor and the deck plate, as well as on the wheels. He says more than 600 man-hours went into the welding of the floor and deck plate alone.
Brent Wilson’s 1999 Freightliner Classic and 2012 Mac dump
It’s powered by a 12.7-liter Detroit that puts out 600 horsepower with a 10-speed and 3:90 rears. The rig was originally red, but the turbo exploded in 2012, causing an oil fire. Wilson decided to paint it metallic gray to match his 1987 Chevrolet pick…
Court rules DOT carrier registration board violated sunshine laws, upholds board’s decisions
A federal court on Wednesday ruled that the Unified Carrier Registration planning board, who’s tasked with establishing annual carrier registration fee structures, violated federal open meetings laws by holding a deliberative meeting Sept. 14 without notifying the public.