21 Aug Maven Introduces ELD, Fleet Management System Maven Machines, provider of the Maven Co-Pilot headset for driver safety, has launched its own electronic logging device and has expanded its product line into a full fleet management system. Read more...
21 Aug ELD Suppliers Offer Various Pricing Models, Levels of Service The cost of an electronic logging device is difrficult to gauge, partly because vendors use different pricing models. Read more...
21 Aug Training Can Ease Transition to ELDs It may be impossible for fleets to entirely avoid upheaval as they make the move to ELD compliance, but the right planning and training can make a world of difference, technology suppliers said. Read more...
21 Aug ELDs: Now or Later? While first-time adopters will need to install ELDs in their trucks by Dec. 18, fleets using e-log systems categorized as automatic onboard recording devices, or AOBRDs, get a two-year extension. But if you can wait, why change now? Read more...
21 Aug New ELD Vendors Flood Market as Mandate Nears A growing number of technology vendors have been flooding the market with new electronic logging device products in advance of the federal ELD mandate that takes effect Dec. 18. Read more...
21 Aug Dawn of the ELD Era The arrival of the electronic logging device mandate later this year is widely expected to create significant ripple effects across the supply chain. Read more...
18 Aug TMAF Mascot’s Name to Be Announced Aug. 26 The Trucking Moves America Forward mascot will be revealed Aug. 26 at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. Read more...
18 Aug FHWA Warns Eclipse Could Be Driver Distraction The Federal Highway Administration warned that the solar eclipse on Aug. 21 could be a driver distraction. Read more...
18 Aug Some Gas With That Sandwich? Convenience Dominates Fuel Market Motorists who once scoured American roadways for Exxon’s tiger or Texaco’s star now search for Buc-ee’s beaver or Wawa’s Canada goose. And millennials value the quality of food in their gas stations just as much as the price at the pump. Read more...
18 Aug EPA Will Revisit Phase 2 Trailer, Glider Rules In a move to respond to concerns by the trailer and glider industry, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it plans to “revisit” its Phase 2 provisions on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency for medium- and heavy-duty engines. Read more...