Anybody find it odd they made this eld mandate 1 week before Christmas?

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  1. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    I mean really? could they have picked a worse time?
    You're gonna have new drivers on eld fighting their clock to make it home on time before for holidays.

    Why couldn't they pick a slow week to throw this at us?
    It almost appears as if some anti trucking group went to a drawing board asking "what the best date to start the eld mandate on to screw with drivers the most.... Oh yeah right before Christmas when everybody is trying to get home mmmmuaahhhhhahaha!"
     
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  3. jimmyboy

    jimmyboy Light Load Member

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    Oh yeah...My Christmas come a little bit early today from Banning CA.
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  4. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    Why didn’t you have elogs?
     
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  5. HalpinUout

    HalpinUout Road Train Member

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    You had plenty of time to get up to compliance.
     
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  6. CJndaTruck

    CJndaTruck Road Train Member

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    Of all the places to try and sneak through? Banning? When you get it, make sure you mount it. That's the ticket I saw being handed out yesterday. Unmounted ELDs.
     
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  7. Jazz1

    Jazz1 Road Train Member

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    Possibly the DOT will be all be on overtime heading into Xmas to fatten their wallets and lighten yours:)
     
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  8. Brandt

    Brandt Road Train Member

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    You could have installed the ELD any time before now to adjust to it. Then getting home for Christmas would just be another normal day.
     
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  9. Sublime

    Sublime Road Train Member

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    LOL, crossed out DOT# but still searchable by company name. You guys need to get on the ball with your maintenance program.
     
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  10. Timin770

    Timin770 Road Train Member

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    "Im from the government and I'm here to help"

    Glad I hung up my keys for good in OCT. What a mess
     
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  11. Broke_and_Hungry

    Broke_and_Hungry Light Load Member

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    I might be all wet, but I believe these types of mandates are sponsored by the mega fleets. I believe the ATA supports whatever position these megas take ($$$). The megas have to find a way to reduce to their level, carriers with a competitive edge. Same will happen with speed limiters at some point. Tin hat now off.
     
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