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eld and death; But nothing else escapes all-ruinous time.
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Once
ELDs eventually take effect, the subsequent impact is expected to be significant for the trucking sector, too, especially in the form of much tighter capacity, with Seidl noting that trucking industry stakeholders are anticipating lost capacity anywhere from 8 percent to up to 20 percent as a direct result of
ELD implementation.
There remains misinformation in the marketplace about
ELDs and who is required to operate with one, and there is another deadline coming Dec.
"This industry has come a long way since
ELDs went mainstream," responds Joey Hartley, a former Pentagon computer analyst and current CTO at Puryear Tank Lines.
Donald Broughton, principal and managing partner of Broughton Capital, who has decades of experience analyzing the trucking industry, says that the next phase of the mandate beginning in December "may end up being just as disruptive" as when
ELDs were first required in all trucks two years ago.
The next deadline facing the industry is December 16, 2019, when the federal government's
ELD rules will further tighten, requiring the grandfathered-in AOBRD users to also switch to
ELDs.
* A rule for the mandatory use of
ELDs by drivers that requires preparing hours of service (HOS) as a part of Records Of Duty Status (RODS);
ELDs improve the process by automatically recording hours of service on an in-cab device, which is connected directly to the truck's engine.
An
ELD automatically records driving time and monitors engine hours, vehicle movement, miles driven, and location information.
mandated
ELDs in December and implementation is expected to be complete by late 2017.