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Mandatory ELD For Mercer...AGAIN!

Discussion in 'Mercer' started by JimmyWells, Aug 24, 2016.

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  1. Aug 25, 2016 #31
    skateboardman

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    How do you know about that?
     
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  3. Aug 25, 2016 #32
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    Then I guess you need to get your facts straight and stop spreading misinformation, Karl. 1999 and down is exempt from the ELD mandate. Furthermore, there's a good chance it will be overturned....again. I'm glad you're happy with them, good for you but if they were soooo great they wouldn't have to FORCE most truck to use them would they now? Don't come here and turn my thread into an argument for ELDs please. It's clear you're just a Mercer driver who got butthurt over my opinion of them. Which I fully held the reigns on as to not offend the Mercers fanboys here.
     
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  4. Aug 25, 2016 #33
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    I also think they're trying to squeeze out any and all competition. The ones pushing the law are Maverick, JB Hunt and Knight. If ELDs were so great they wouldn't need a law to FORCE most trucks to use them.
     
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  5. Aug 25, 2016 #34
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    Lol, you didn't research well at all, but I got to wonder after Dec 2017 if one really wants to be on paper logs? Wonder if they get checked more. On that big long mercer thread you didn't have time to read, this has been discussed for quite a long time time, the ELD. And the truck having electronic engine, to whine like mercer did something to you is a bit silly.
     
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  7. Aug 25, 2016 #35
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    Excuse me?

    https://blog.bigroad.com/blog/eld-mandate-exemptions

    I used their website as my main source of information. It's better to get the information from the source. AND I've seen you fanboys shred people for not checking there first so it was already ingrained in me vicariously thorough them. Obviously, they failed to update the site for quite some time. I personally find that almost as unacceptable as the ridiculously long wait times I was subjected to when calling in numerous times. The people handling the phones didn't sound very professional either. But I'll digress. This thread has already been ruined as it is.
     
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  8. Aug 25, 2016 #36
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    These companies were on paper logs at one time but they got busted for too many log violations and fines. It became a business decision to go ELD because their driver's were'nt savvy enough to the art of paper logging. When they realized their business decision was costing them in the millions they advocated for 'leveling the playing field' meaning, if we suffer, everybody suffer so that no other company has the paper log advantage over them.

    I wouldn't be surprised to find out these same companies are behind CARB in California, again to push out owner ops who have more reliable older equipment.
     
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  9. Aug 25, 2016 #37
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    Landstar older drivers run paper. Only the newer guys are eld mandatory.
     
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  10. Aug 25, 2016 #38
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    It's a fact that if all the trucks stop for 5 days, just 5 days, the country descends into kaos.
    But too many pinheads behind the wheel to grasp that simple concept.
    Glad I did 23 years as an electrician, they can stick that cpap machine, should I ever need one, up there ###.
     
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  11. Aug 25, 2016 #39
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    Indeed. Even the weaker ones could simply call out a couple days sick without making it known to their lord and masters that they were actually standing for something.
     
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  12. Aug 25, 2016 #40
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    I read about that elsewhere too. One only needs to sit in a spot at any truck stop and watch the caliber of drivers coming, going and ATTEMPTING to park. The industry is overflowing with too many people that don't have two brains cells to rub together. They're robots. Machines. Obese. Beat down. Walking dead.
     
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