{"id":2210,"date":"2019-12-10T22:43:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T22:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quicktransportsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=2210"},"modified":"2019-12-10T22:44:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T22:44:00","slug":"hey-truck-drivers-will-your-eld-be-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quicktransportsolutions.com\/blog\/hey-truck-drivers-will-your-eld-be-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Hey Truck Drivers: Will Your ELD Be Ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The deadline approaches! Will you be ready in December? The fact is, there are still far too many trucking companies who have not yet complied with the upcoming final deadline of the ELD mandate. Even worse, many who have complied may not even know if the ELD they selected complies with all the technical requirements. It is not easy to parse out the regulations. They are filled with technical speak that only technically trained people understand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is also important to note that the FMCSA does not vet the\nELDs currently on the market. Trucking\ncompanies<\/a> might not even know if their ELD is compliant until a field agent\nshows up to do a compliance review based on roadside inspection irregularities.\nIf you are found to have a non-compliant device, you may get stuck relying on a\nvendor who might not be able to quickly alleviate the problem. Might you have\nto end up replacing every device if that vendor is unavailable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think this is fearmongering? Think again. There are examples\nwhere FMCSA field agents made decisions based on prior experience with other\ncarriers who were using a technically deficient device. Fleets have been cited\nfor \u2018inappropriate method of logging\u2019 because their ELD or AOBRD was missing\ncriteria such as engine use, road speed, and miles driven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You also don\u2019t want to be a motor carrier caught in a scheme\ninvolving AOBRDs. One example of this was when the FMCSA discovered that a\nparticular AOBRD manufacturer was allowing their devices to be transformed into\ntruck driver logging devices. When the ELD mandate arrives and the file\ntransfer requirement comes into play, how are the truck drivers going to\nproperly transfer the files? And if the files look suspect, what then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The big dilemma motor carriers face is that in many cases\nthey must take the ELD vendor at their word. Will the device actually comply?\nOnce the fleet decides to equip a new device, big investments need to be made.\nAnd we aren\u2019t talking about just money. You need to train your truck drivers\nand staff on how to use the device. Going through that process multiple times\nis onerous at best and extremely costly at worse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the crux of the problem: It is up to the company\nbuying the device to determine if the device meets their needs. The seller is\nunder no obligation other than to create the device. And sellers must be smart\nabout what they buy. This isn\u2019t something simple like a toaster oven. ELD\ndevices are more than simply plug-and-play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, there are ways in which motor carriers can\nassess the technical viability of their devices before they buy them. First, it\nis important to remember that the FMCSA publishes a list of frequently asked\nquestions on their website. Still, they are a LOT of questions. As an example,\nthere are over 160 specific entries across nearly 30 pages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But don\u2019t worry, we have compiled a list of questions you\nwill want to ask your potential ELD vendor. Now you don\u2019t have to do the heavy\nlifting. Are you ready? Here we go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n