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Within weeks – June 12 to be exact – commercial motor carriers operating in Canada will have to comply with that country’s electronic logging device (ELD) mandate. Similar to the regulation that went into effect in the U.S. in 2017, Canada’s ELD rule will require electronic data collection of truck drivers’ hours of service.
While many of the Canadian ELD requirements remain the same as the U.S., there are a number of key differences that could result in U.S. trucking companies that cross the...
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series on preparing for International Roadcheck Week. Tomorrow, we will look at the top 10 things fleets can do today to prepare their equipment and drivers for clean inspections.
After a COVID-19-related delay last year that pushed the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck Week to September in 2020, the annual 72-hour North American safety blitz has returned to its regular spring timeslot in 2021. CVSA has set the...
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The transportation industry has experienced a technological revolution of sorts over the past several years. The mandated move from paper logs to electronic logging devices (ELDs) in late 2017 made every carrier an interconnected carrier. The resulting innovation boom led to a wide swath of new, high-tech solutions to age-old industry problems, ultimately highlighting the importance of information technology (IT) professionals in the transportation space.
As the industry has continued to...
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Based on a recent survey, there is a market for potentially 70% of truck drivers surveyed to switch electronic logging device (ELD) providers, said Road Hunter founder Mikhail Dzarasov.
In an interview with FreightWaves, Dzarasov said he conducted a survey among Road Hunter’s app users to find out more about their ELD providers with the intent to form new partnerships with major providers. Those strategic partnerships, he said, would enable Road Hunter to give its users more useful information.
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The COVID-19 pandemic saw the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issue a series of rules exemptions in 2020, but at no point was the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles affected. As 2021 quickly approaches, and with the possible end of the pandemic in sight as vaccines reach the market, trucking carriers could see a return to normal operations at some point.
Safety, though, remains the primary objective for all operations. As waivers to existing rules expire, and new regulations...
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Fleet management and asset visibility go hand-in-hand — without one, the other doesn’t provide the operational value it could.
KeepTruckin is out to change that with its new Fleet View GPS tracking command center. Fleet View combines GPS tracking, electronic logging device compliance, driver safety management and asset visibility into a single, integrated fleet operations center.
“KeepTruckin’s mission is to build modern technology that improves the safety and efficiency of businesses that keep...
Transfix and project44 have announced a strategic partnership that both companies said will bring new capabilities to the logistics industry.
The first integration in the multiyear agreement will see project44’s electronic logging device visibility technology become integrated with Transfix’s mobile app-based shipment tracking technology to provide Transfix shippers with more robust tracking data.
“We are constantly looking for ways to reimagine freight and bring innovation to our end-to-end...
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The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, what was described as a “cyber incident” has now been resolved at Rand McNally, and the company’s ELDs are back online. Plus, GM will no longer take an equity stake in Nikola and J.B. Hunt acquires a final-mile provider.
Rand McNally back onlineFive days later, Rand McNally’s electronic logging device system is back online. The company’s DriverConnect platform, which includes the ELD, fell victim to...