ELD Mandate....Any O/O's left the business because of it?

I see alot of people talking ish but nobody actually following through. Like anything else in trucking, like every year or 2 everybody says they are going on strike lol

 

Higher rates are more because of the economy than eld mandate just my opinion.

 

I can't really tell. I keep my rates steady.

I swear I see far less of certain trucks though.....PGT comes to mind right off the top of my head.

But some other companies seem to have lost drivers/trucks too. It takes a lot of driving and watching to notice....

 

I see the truck stops are parking areas are fuller than ever, so the only thing the ELD mandate did was stop the cheating of the logs. If those who said they were going to leave did, there would be more than enough parking.

 

I don't see that issue running the Midwest and Northeast. I look at night when I drive past them and they have spots. They are crowded....but a spot or 2. I used to never see open spots at night in my lanes.

 

I agree with that. If people actually did the research, it doesn't cost that much to run an ELD. One time cost of equipment, plus a small monthly fee, which is a tax write-off I'm sure isn't affecting income. They just left the industry because they can't get with the times. They actually have to trip plan now

 

I parked my truck & went to work driving for a small company that is intrastate California. Still on loose leaf paper.

I had a 3 month experience with elogs a few years ago and I will never do it again. I'll Rob liquor stores for a living first.

 

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