After the U.S. electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is fully implemented at the end of this year, truck utilization could climb to 100%, squeezing capacity and creating demand for as…
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The ELD mandate was the top industry issue on trucking fleets’ minds last year, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual Top 10 list. ATRI’s Rebecca Brewster ran down…
ELDs Top ATRI’s Trucking Issues List; Input on 2017 Wanted Read more...
Makers of electronic logs are warning carriers not to wait until the last moment to comply with the U.S. mandate scheduled for Dec. 18, 2017. Despite a measure last month…
Suppliers Warn Carriers, Operators Not to Wait on ELDs Read more...
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is calling on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to stay on track toward a December rollout of mandated Electronic Logging Devices. U.S. Representative Brian…
ATA Calls to Stay the Course on ELDs Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released an ‘ELD File Validator’” on its ELD website to help suppliers “ensure their ELD output file conforms to the technical specifications in the…
FMCSA Posts ELD File-Checker Tool Online Read more...
Increasing demand for more ‘organic’ produce will further complicate the logistics of the fresh foods freight sector in an ELD environment, according to Tom Finkbiner and Theodore Prince, co-founders of…
ELDs Could Significantly Impact Reefer Market Read more...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance says many clarifications it asked for in the pre-consultation phases leading up to Canada’s proposed ELD rule are expected to be incorporated once Transport Canada issues…
CTA Pleased with Direction of Proposed ELD Rule Read more...
Uncertainty over international trade – combined with impeding electronic logging device mandates as well as automation and on-demand servicing in the transportation industry – are the key potential disruptions which…
FTR: ‘Disruptions ‘Ahead’ Read more...
The US Supreme Court will not hear OOIDA’s lawsuit against the DOT’s ELD mandate, effectively ending the court bid to overturn the impeding regulation. The Supreme Court’s June 12 decision…
US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Lawsuit Against ELDs Read more...
