Federal regulators are mulling over an exemption request from a truck driver, Arbert Ibraimi, who argues that spending money on other safety measures would be more beneficial than investing in Electronic Logging Devices.

Furthering their efforts, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is continuing to press for the removal of electronic logging devices that do not meet their minimum requirements.

While the new ELD mandate doesn’t modify any of the underlying rules in place for hours-of-service (HOS) requirements, Canadian provinces and territories now have the authority to monitor vehicles and issue citations based on ELD data.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering a change to its mandate regarding pre-2000 engines and how ELDs are expected to act.

FleetOps, a Toronto-based capacity aggregation and freight matching software provider, analyzed data from electronic logging devices (ELDs) and came up with some surprising conclusions.

Canada is preparing to enforce electronic logging device (ELD) rules for motor carriers on January 1, 2023.

Employed company drivers and leased owner-operators are often expected to record a level of ‘personal conveyance’ - a term meant to refer to off-duty driving of the vehicle for reason unrelated to business.