Tag: ELD Mandate
Border officers seized more than $6 million worth of drugs during tractor trailer inspections over the weekend. The discoveries occurred on December 27th and 28th at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas. According to KXAN, one tractor...
A garbage truck plunged partway into a sinkhole after the driver ignored a barricade on Thursday morning. The accident happened on January 2nd at around 8:30 a.m. near 16th and Farnam Streets in Omaha, Nebraska. According to KETV...
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Twenty-five lawmakers ask FMCSA to support ELD exemption for safe small business truckers
Yesterday twenty-five members of Congress sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) asking the agency to support an Owner-Operator Independent Drivers...
ELD violations will be enforced starting today
Beginning today, December 18, 2017, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will begin documenting electronic logging device (ELD) violations in accordance with congressionally mandated...
VIDEO: Babin urges Trump to stop the ELD Mandate TODAY
This morning, Texas lawmaker Brian Babin took to the floor of the House to plead with the President to act immediately to delay the...
Indiana Attorney General to FMCSA: Immediately Delay ELD Mandate
Yesterday Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill penned a letter to the FMCSA asking the agency to immediately delay the impending ELD Mandate start date.
Attorney General:...
VIDEO: Truckers appear before lawmakers to fight for ELD delay
This video gives a glance into what goes on in meetings concerning the ELD mandate; in this meeting of the House Small Business Committee,...
April 1 is when FMCSA gets serious about ELDs
Though the ELD Mandate is already here, the Trump administration's Department of Transportation has taken steps to make the transition a little less painful...
How job surveillance is transforming trucking in America
Vox has released a fascinating video focusing on how job surveillance impacts trucking in America.
Video Questions How Being Watched Impacts Truck Drivers
From the video:...
Do you know the difference between AOBRDs and ELDs?
Take a look at this chart to see the differences between AOBRDs and ELDs.
An AOBRD is an automatic onboarding recording device that connects to a...
Lawmaker sends letter to Trump urging executive order to delay ELD Mandate
Yesterday Texas lawmaker Brian Babin sent a letter to President Trump urging him to issue an executive order to delay the ELD Mandate. Babin's letter...
Lawmaker shares video to support delaying the ELD Mandate
The lawmaker who wrote a bill that would delay the ELD Mandate by two years has shared a news report to help raise awareness...
Truck crash victims descend on Washington to ask for more regulations on truckers
Today the "Truck Safety Coalition" flew in several people who were involved in crashes with commercial vehicles in order to try to convince lawmakers...
Open letter from a wife that supports ELDs
This guest post from CDLLife reader Raylean offers a different perspective on the ELD mandate.
A Driver's Wife Shares Her View On ELDs
"I know this...
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