{"id":453,"date":"2018-11-06T22:32:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T22:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miradore2.wpengine.com\/?post_type=learn&p=453"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:15:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T07:15:26","slug":"eld-mandate-trucking-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miradore.com\/blog\/eld-mandate-trucking-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"The ELD Mandate for Trucking Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"
The ELD Mandate is a safety initiative, no doubt. It\u2019s also about eliminating $1.6 billion in paperwork costs.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The\u00a0electronic logging device (ELD) rule\u00a0is a congressionally mandated rule 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.<\/span><\/p>\n An ELD synchronizes with a vehicle\u2019s engine to automatically record driving time, for easier, more accurate hours of service (HOS) recording.<\/span><\/p>\n Though the\u00a0Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(CVSA) is charged with enforcing the rule, the rule is administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) arm of the U.S. Department of Transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n Trucking operators have several options to comply with the ELD mandate. They can acquire single-purpose, fixed devices with pre-installed software. More than 100 ELD providers have self-certified their products on the<\/span>\u00a0FMCSA website<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>If the devices meet the technical specifications issued by FMCSA, the providers are placed on the self-certified list.<\/span><\/p>\n Trucking companies can also use smartphones or tablets and install ELD tracking software. According to the FMCSA FAQs, ELDs can be on a\u00a0smartphone or other wireless device<\/span>, as long as the device meets the ELD rule\u2019s technical specifications. Additionally, a driver can use a\u00a0portable\u00a0<\/span>ELD<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This mobile ELD option is certainly practical with owner-operators and small fleets because of its low cost and ease of installation and operation. According to the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association, 90% of the trucking industry is made up of\u00a0small business trucking companies with ten or fewer trucks<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>What is it?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>About ELD and devices<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>Why it\u2019s important now<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n