Is it too late to purchase an ABORD device?

You, of all people, know he's still going to find a way to say you're wrong. It's like they just can't help it.

Maybe it's time to switch to one of the more 'witchy' avatars again?

 

Wow. First time I've heard of someone waiting since October. Most everyone complaining that there was not enough time waited until the last minute. You do have the right to complain then.

And yes, it will suck for the first year as all these 100 new companies that jumped up will go away leaving the company to replace the ELD in a week. I figure in a year we will have just a few, Ominitracs and peoplenet of course. JJKeller Rand, and a few others, but I don't expect there to be more than a dozen providers....

Also, while some Mfg's were not ready, I expect no matter how long the Mfg's were given there would have still been some mfg's that dragged their feet and not been ready.
It sucks, but it happens all the time.

 

I've seen a bunch of elds for sale at truck stops, if you waited till the last minute that's where to go.

 

Why install them and begin your pay cut, loss of home time, and stress level increase earlier then you have to?

 

I show it is 5:31 PM CST. 6.5 hours left. The clock is ticking....... Still time to get AOBRD. Still time...Order one on Amazon, then show the receipt, maybe this would count. Was it the installation or the purchase date?

 

Loves sales a couple diffrent kind of elds , Pilot and hook as well .

 

I'm guessing some of these companies will be repurposing the AOBRD via firmware updates and possibly hardware changes (if possible) so in theory if one could crack in and reflash the old software (assuming one could get ahold of it) one could turn a repurposed AOBRD (turned into a ELD) back into a AOBRD.... But then if you know how or someone capable for that might be easier to just hack the ELD.
For starters would need to disconnect the ELD from Wich ever service plan it has then force it to connect via WiFi to a server you have setup so that you can still email/fax logs over to DOT... Would also have to have your server mimic the server of the service plan that your no longer using (as to not cause alarm from it not coming from the proper IP/address)....
#### by the time you either crack this #### or pay someone to do it you may be better just following HOS... Like most of us do.

Ok so I'm rambling again and bouncing unresearched theories about how one would hack a ELD without DOT being able to detect it off y'all. Sorry

 

Omnitracs told me that all theire units are being shipped out as AOBRD and in 2019 they will get an update and switch to ELD. It doesn’t matter when you plug it in as long as it was programmed to be an AOBRD