What ELD do you use?
Discussion in 'ELD Forum | Questions, Answers and Reviews' started by I3IGBIRD26, Jun 29, 2021.
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If you stick with Omnitracs you might want to look at the XRS line. It uses a cell phone (just get a refurbished at any cell phone store) to do the user interface and radio.
Personally I would never recommend Omnitracs. Don't get me wrong, they are nice units. It's just I would never buy a Porche when a generic SUV gets me to the same place.Midwest Trucker Thanks this. -
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But both the Keep Trucking and the My20 from Konexial we are using now have been pretty fool proof. No dropped connections, no unexplained driving events. As long as the driver doesn’t step on the iPad, anyway.... the back office of the My20 is much better than Keep Trucking, but it’s also twice the monthly subscription.Midwest Trucker and gentleroger Thank this. -
- Omnitracs has not shipped a new unit with 3G in it in a couple of years. Your units (like many others) are made before the 3G hardware change to 4G so they must be in use for a few years.
- There IS a rebate program for your old units. Ask your rep.
- A brand new IVG unit is $799 INCLUDING cable. (without rebate)
- The monthly plan starts at $24 for the basics. If you are paying $50 then there are add-ons in your plan.
- ATT is the first of the cell providers to shut off their towers in February 2022. Verizon in December, Sprint/T-Mobile haven't said yet.
- For anyone who wants to stay with Omnitracs but not upgrade their IVG, then the is the XRS device and the hardware is free. Bring your own tablet or smartphone like most others.
I hope that you have an open door with your rep because he or she should be helping you with this.Accidental Trucker and Midwest Trucker Thank this. -
They are the ones who emailed informing me of all of the things I’ve said. I have proof in emails of them saying no rebate.
Also, the units I’ve bought in the last couple years must be refurbished units and not brand spanking new units.
Wired Truck or whoever it is who sells this stuff for Omnitrac definitely isn’t selling me 799 new unit plus cable. Far higher.
I guess we’ll see what they say on the conference call. In the emails it says next spring they won’t work. I do appreciate the info though!
Edit: oh and yes there are a couple minor upgrades but really nothing that you don’t need anyway. The bare bones version must be extremely bare bones!Dieselboss Thanks this. -
I use omnitracs with the ivg unit. 30 bucks a month with taxes for the log book service. If you want any ad ons you cant get the log book service that cheap though. Had the unit since 2017 and its not one that will stop working next year.
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The "Basic" plan for $24 - $29 per month provides the things you need: Driver Logs, live Vehicle Tracking, Driver messaging, State miles report for IFTA, and Vehicle Inspection report. Yours must have weigh station bypass, or GPS navigation, or something else added.Accidental Trucker and Midwest Trucker Thank this. -
Also, you said $800 was with cables, we already have the cables. They act like without a 3 yr contract it’ll be $800. Something really fishy is going on here because my experience is nothing like you describe.Dieselboss and Accidental Trucker Thank this.
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