California Level 1 & ELD Coversation

That Guy was me!! For Cryin' out loud.

I Sent my Bluelinq garbage back to the place I Bought it- Cancelled my Subscription to the Log place.

Im Back on Paper now- I Have a 2001 Truck- They don't like it,Tough- Not Playin' games with Laws that I cant Follow Even when/ if I try.

Spent Hundreds on ELD Junk- Nobodies Helpful on the road- Drivers are Stuck up-Close my Sleeper Curtain Idiots With Electronic Junk and Cant Help a fellow driver Use this ELD correctly.

Hope the Industry Collapses right on its Face- Push The Real Deal guys like myself Right over the edge.

Can't even get a Driver to Help me use an ELD- Pretty frickin sad.

 

Well, to be fair, states and other regulatory agencies are NEVER going to get "procedurally ready" until they just jump in and start dealing with them, the same way the trucking industry was forced to jump in start dealing with them. It's like anything else, as long as it's "optional" it will never become something you can get into a IEEE "industry standard" or such as USB I, II, III, etc.

All they need to do is use the same specs and standards Qualcomm (Omnitracs) and/or Peoplenet has been using the last 10 years. No need for every idiot to try and recreate the wheel like they're doing now.

 

Like @STexan said...

If this mandate would have been delayed 10 years, in 10 years we would still have these issues.
We would have companies like the issues you stated above, with the drive line. It's likely an RM unit, as they have this exact problem right now.
We would have states not ready to write citations. We would have drivers not trained to use the tools. We would have ELD's that are crap. We would have megas asking for extensions, we would have.....
List goes on. Basically when something is mandated there is always an adjustment period when people go ####### trying to scramble to follow the mandate that was laid down two years ago.

 

...and I know a company that has had that exact same issue with PeopleNet. Difference is that PeopleNet charges a hell of a lot more for their defective products.

 

Except for one thing: hundreds, if not thousands of drivers are reporting glitches. Sorry Im going with the OP, not your gut feel

 

Problem is, hundred if not thousands of drivers are treating this eLog thing as if it's something that an "app" can fix. Too many are trying to use their personal phone or pad to run their "log app" and these are failing miserably. Also, too many are seeking out the cheapest option available trying to save a few dollars, and they're getting what they're paying for.

There have been hundreds of thousands of trucks running various types of eLog hardware the last 15 years so, with no issues outside of a rare device failure, so it's not like this is "new technology" in the broader view.

 

"hundreds of thousands of trucks running various types of eLog hardware the last 15 years so, with no issues"

And then along comes Big Gov to save the day LOL. Instant clusterf

 

I suspect a big part of the current issues is the difference in the legislation between:

• AOBR (old): §395.15, and
• ELD (new): Part 395, Subpart B

the latter being way, WAY more comprehensive and specific.

Also, a lot of the late entries have not had fleets working out the bugs for years.