Highway and the ELD requirement

I'd like to know the power supply and airwaves used to transmit the signal.

I know it can be done.

My last job had gauges in tanks. Supplied by the broker. Everyone that had the privilege could see what the customer tank levels were.

What they used for power i have no idea other then possibly batteries. Which seemed to last a long time.

What they used for a transmitter signal is another mystery. Cell phones didn't work at most of the tank locations.

 

Well then people better ask for more on the rate so they can get their cut on the info sold.

 

So they can create the infamous, "industry standard."

 

We have been refusing to sign up with any broker requiring Highway. Highway is basically just another broker for brokers to hide behind. We are ELD Exempt and Highway does not have a work around.

Highway is making it nearly impossible for a trucking company to start back up again and even more so, to start up at all. It's challenging being an Owner Operator with Highway having their filthy paws on everything. Truckers we need to push back!

Luckily, we have some direct customers that we hauled for in the past that will take us back, but one major one has their trucks "vetted" by highway and they won't allow us back in. We hauled 5-6 loads per week for them before we shut our trucks down for a family crisis.

We as a group, really need to push back on Highway as well as the Broker transparency!!

 

Technically aren't you already vetted from your previous work with them?
I absolutely agree with you, but so many bend over when the bills need to be paid, but bending over for $1.50 is like bending over without lube. Those that have given Highway their private login info probably shouldn't be trucking.

 

yep, one would think we should still be, however it’s happened with 2 steel manufacturers that we hauled for before. One is using Highway and the other is using Loadsmart. Both declining us for “age of authority” meanwhile we’ve been hauling large concrete items for a local company that we used to haul for before we shut down and they were happy that we were back..

It’s definitely frustrating.. we watch these loads sit.. we got lucky and found a broker in Texas and they are begging us to come back down and haul more for them… it makes no sense.. I understand the security aspect, if it were actually just for security purposes…. The brokers are just hiding behind highway…