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I mean if you really want to believe in any of that? Meanwhile the world moves on and trucks haul freight like they always have. Regulations just get more and more onerous. Technology just gets better and better. Or worse and worse depending on what it is.

 

According to the news that I've been hearing on trucking radio the FMCSA has not even released the final specs required for the units to meet the e-log mandate. They said it may be as late as a couple of months before the law takes effect before the new specs will be released. Not a very sensible move on FMCSA's part to wait so late.
The manufacturers are putting out adds for their e-logs which meet the current specs not the specs that have not been released.
If you buy an e-log now you may have to change to another one that will meet the new specs.
If I remember correctly there will be a grace period of two years to switch from the current e-logs to ones that will meet the new specs. That's for those that are already on the old version.

 

The 1 thing I can see with this mandate is keeping from some of these companys pushing their guys to hard. I watching 1 company letting/pushing (who knows) drivers 14 to 15 hours. Of coarse on paper logs now but all 2012 volvos so will have to do mandate. As I see it their will be more freight because not everyone can lie about how many miles they driving that day. Thereforth companys can't push their guys to haul them extra loads when there hours are out... thereforth more loads for the owner ops..

I hope it works that way. Just a theroy.. My brother and I will keep our pre 2000 trucks tho until we see what happens next few years...

 

Where's that computer guy from Volkswagen? Im sure he could dream up something

 

More victims to come after 2017

 

I wouldn't expect an abundance of freight. The majority of trucks have been on elogs for years. I'm sure a a small increase may happen but i doubt it will be a noticeable change for us 1 truck shows.

 

The majority of trucks have been on elogs? How do you figure that? Almost 70% of trucks on the road are owned by guys with 1 to 5 trucks. I guarantee you we don't voluntarily run elogs.

 

Can you cite the source of that stat? I read something similar that ooida was saying a few years ago but when you read further something like half of those 70 percent were owned by an individual but leased to a carrier. Who owns the truck isn't important. The operating carrier is whats important.

 

I owned my own truck before I got my authority. I looked for and leased onto a carrier that didn't mandate running elogs.

There are lots of guys like that out here...

Many companies are holding out to the very end before mandating sub-leasers use elogs.

I ran for a guy just like that. He has 50 company trucks that all have elogs in them. The other 80 sub-leasers are on paper.

He knows what would happen to him if he decided to arbitrarily force those guys onto elogs.

His leasers are his bread and butter...

 

There are ~185,000 active authorities, 3,500,000 truck drivers, and 2,000,000 tractor trailers in the US -- meaning on average 18 drivers & 10 trucks per company.

https://www.joc.com/trucking-logist...es-10000-qualifiedcarriers-says_20140914.html
http://www.truckinfo.net/trucking/stats.htm