Today thousands of truck drivers from all across America took part in protests against the FMCSA’s Electronic Logging Device Mandate.
My representatives and staff in the PA capital heard the air horns and our plea about the ELD mandate! Will You .@realDonaldTrump .@POTUS ? pic.twitter.com/2XZ3Mn3sa2
— Jeff LeFever (@jeff_lefever) December 4, 2017
With the December 18th compliance date only days away, truckers came out in force to ask lawmakers to do something — anything — to stop or even just delay the ELD Mandate. The protests gained national attention from the news media, with dozens of local news stations coming out to talk to drivers and to take photos and videos of the protests. Around 100,000 truck drivers in at least 40 different locations were expected to participate in today’s protest activities.
The drivers’ reasons for taking a stand against ELDs are varied — some say that there will be more tired truckers on the road, while others worry about privacy issues, truck parking problems, the potential for hacking, and the effect that ELDs will have on the overall costs of goods.
Many drivers attending the protests threw their support behind a bill that would delay the ELD Mandate by two years. Drafted by lawmaker Brian Babin, H.R. 3282 has been quietly gaining support but has yet to come to the floor for a vote.
Watch as Babin meets with truckers who support his bill in the video below.
ELD Protests Pop Up Across The U.S.
Here are some scenes from today’s protest activities.
About a dozen drivers protesting outside Capitol. Don’t want electronic logging devices in their trucks. #ELDmandate pic.twitter.com/fzGKjRoCkP
— Kristen Kennedy (@kristenontv) December 4, 2017
Keystone Hunter Peterbuilt should have been in Harrisburg this morning. I’d say they were well represented #ELDorMe pic.twitter.com/abW4ZpkMya
— Jeff LeFever (@jeff_lefever) December 4, 2017
#kcrg #kwwl #ELDorMe Iowa State capitol this morning. pic.twitter.com/rRzLurMdNM
— Jessica Michels (@JessicaMichels7) December 4, 2017
#ELDorME @KWWL @KCRG truckers representing this morning at the capitol. Truck drivers across the nation unify to stop eld mandate. pic.twitter.com/6BMkrx5cF8
— Jessica Michels (@JessicaMichels7) December 4, 2017
Speaking up in Harrisburg Pa capital rotunda. #ELDorMe, @RepBillShuster got some negative press! pic.twitter.com/nSX8JGmb97
— Jeff LeFever (@jeff_lefever) December 4, 2017
Athens, GA Media Blitz#ELDorMe pic.twitter.com/SxKoNuwu4i
— 🇺🇸 Kathy Ash 🇺🇸 (@notsofastlane56) December 4, 2017