Hard wiring an ELD into a mechanical cat

Unless your truck had an electronic speed sensor (usually loacted on the back of the transmission) you probably won't get it to automatically put you on the drive line... And even if it does have an electronic sensor I wouldn't even begin to know how to properly wire it in.

 

Probably so, but as how to exactly go about it I'm not sure. It would all depend on how the eld is programmed I imagine.

 

The mechanical engine is probably a good reason for your truck being exempt. KT doesn't show any info for connecting to mechanical engines(you might call them.) Maybe the best you can do, reasonably, is to get an AOBRD.

 

As far as we know, the VDO RoadLog is the only ELD on the market that will work with your truck. The smart phone systems in the market do not have any way of accepting or accommodating alternate inputs, they only work with electronic engines.

 

I work for Continental, the makers of the VDO RoadLog. It works with older vehicles that do not have a data port, uses an open-end cable kit. Some data elements that the ELD rule requires do not exist on mechanical injection engines (eg engine hours), but FMCSA has accepted our methodology for how we interface with the vehicle.

 

Thanks for qualifying all your previous posts, and the info.

 

Accepted ? They are self cerified WTF!