Electronic Logs In Trucks

Dec 20, 2018 · The electronic logging device (ELD) rule – congressionally mandated as a part of MAP-21 – is intended to help create a safer work environment for drivers, and make it easier and faster to accurately track, manage, and share records of duty status (RODS) data. An ELD synchronizes with a vehicle engine to automatically record driving time ...

Lowered Total Crash Rates: Based on data from the Center for Truck and Bus Safety of Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, drivers using E-Logs had a significantly lower total crash rate (a 11.7% reduction) and a significantly lower preventable crash rate (a 5.1% reduction) than trucks not equipped with electronic driver logs.

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Switching to electronic logs also is expected to eliminate more than $1.6 billion in paperwork costs for motor carriers and law enforcement agencies reviewing drivers’ logs, according to the FMCSA.Author: Clarissa Hawes

Dec 18, 2017 · Canada to require ELDs by 2020. by Truck News. ... Electronic logs will make compliance easier to verify, ensuring all carriers are following the hours of service rules. This will result in a leveling of the playing field within the industry and improved road safety for all.” ... Paper logs are suppose to be kept in all trucks with ELDs so ...

With the Electronic Logging Device mandate upon us, there’s one question we’re hearing often and loudly from fleet managers and owners: “How much does ELD cost?” Just a few years ago, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration commissioned a study to gauge the impact the ELD mandate would have on fleets nationwide.

Officials said they are prepared to push ahead with the contentious new rule, which will require truck drivers to use electronic logging devices instead of paper logs to track their driving hours ...