Well, it did not take long

I am also concerned about gps data/bol#/trips start and end info that will be sold to big sharks like amazon..

 

All a big joke unless someone is killed. I know first hand that even with dates, names and truck numbers, a trucking company knows ahead of time that an audit is going to take place, the company can come out clean as a whistle.

 

have you guys heard about eRODS of fmcsa ? insectors say very soon all of them will use it . They will ask a driver to submit the output data file of eld during inspection …

 

from chp officer .

 

Looks like eRODS is simply a website to show the driver what the inspector sees when transferring ELD data by USB or bluetooth.
ELD - Web eRODS

It's nice and can be used as a last resort to get the file to the LEO I guess. Of course if the ELD has a display they must use that.

Q7. Would an electronic logging device (ELD) be non-compliant with the ELD rule if the data cannot be sent electronically to an authorized safety official at roadside?

A7. No. If the electronic means for transferring data is unavailable or fails, the driver can still be compliant by showing either a printout or the actual ELD display of their RODS.

 

that output data file is the same RODS we see on display ?

 

It 'should' be the same as on the display. I've heard of some companies adding to it, but I don't know how truthful that is.

Basically there are several ways to view the data as per the ELD regs.
Wireless ways: Webservices, e-mail
Local ways: USB, Bluetooth, Display, printout.

This is simply the webservice option listed in the regs that created ELD's

 

Saw a trucker doing close to 80 miles an hour through Stockton California yesterday. He is an owner op leased onto a carrier. He must have a way of masking his speed from the ELD output file otherwise going that fast just leaves a breadcrumb trail of evidence for the enforcement people.

 

I pulled that output file from ELD . it's cvs file. attached screenshot of my pc.