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Canadian ELD mandate enforcement to begin on June 12
The Canadian electronic logging device mandate's similarities the U.S. ELD rule are on the order of about 75%-80%, said Scott Stofer, director of product development for the Orbcomm company. One big part of that difference is that Canadian regulators elected to wrap up Canada's hours of service rules (which vary a bit from U.S. rules) within the same regulation. In…
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Canadian ELD mandate enforcement to begin on June 12
The Canadian electronic logging device mandate's similarities the U.S. ELD rule are on the order of about 75%-80%, said Scott Stofer, director of product development for the Orbcomm company. One big part of that difference is that Canadian regulators elected to wrap up Canada's hours of service rules (which vary…
Relative no-monthly-fee void in the ELD market
A promotion that was dropped into the Overdrive's Trucking Pro LinkedIn group by a member recently caught my eye. It came from a rep at Geospace Labs, which offers the Geowiz electronic logging device, among other products. The promo promised what was once, and remains for some, a holiest of holy…
Adjust your cost basis and rates before costs increase
Owner-operator Robert Boyle has been recovering from shoulder surgery since June. Boyle, who lives near Dayton, Ohio, is an experienced truck owner, and a longtime confidant of mine when it comes to business issues. We caught up recently and, in the early steps of returning to driving responsibilities (he’s had…
What you need to know about the Canadian ELD mandate
No. 1 on the priority list, perhaps, is that it’s set for full implementation and enforcement in under a year — June 12, 2021, will be Canada’s Dec. 17, 2019, so to speak. That’s right: Unlike in the United States, where a two-year grace period was given for older-style AOBRD…
Extensions of CDL-related COVID waivers unlikely at yearend
The grace periods for expired CDLs and related credentials, extended repeatedly during the COVID-19 pandemic, are coming to an end, said a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration official. The update was given Tuesday by Joe DeLorenzo, director of FMCSA‘s Office of Enforcement & Compliance, during a virtual User Summit hosted…
Drivers wade slowly into new HOS options, ELD makers report
Anecdotally, users of the Maven Machines’ ELD are still getting acquainted with the split-sleeper options, said Avi Geller, with its customers reporting they’re eyeing their regular schedules for ways to utilize the new provisions. “As people get more comfortable with the regs and what it allows them to do, I…