ELD---Which One

I hope that drivers understand that come Dec.17 Big Road and Keep Truckin or Daily logs will not be accepted unless you have the module connected to the Data port of your truck. You will not be able to edit anything. It will act just like a Qualcom. Once you move it will go to drive mode. Even today you could have a problem if a DOT guy wants to see your phone. You put in DOT inspection mode and he can see your logs. BUT what if he wants to take your phone inside. I would never let him take it way. He could look at your call and search history and see lots of stuff. FMCSA has really screwed up. The US Government has lots of people on staff that could have written specific specs for these devices. They should all meet a standard. Of course all those modules are made in China or maybe some place worse. What do you do if he device quits? I think you only get 3 days of paper logs before you are out of compliance. I bet many of the device makers will go bankrupt or just move on to marketing something else.

 

big road and keep truckin both have a good product used both! the main detail is monthly cost also how does the user interface works!... I talked to keller not impresed cost being #1. Big road is 234.00 per year ! I know of a few others that the monthly cost is about 15.00 a month however that is a 3yr contract!....Currently trying Geowiz 175.00 for equipment no monthly cost cheapest so far ! However the software is not up to speed just yet.......When the final implementation goes into effect the DOT will give you a code.. you enter it on your device then they will review it on their equipment...leaving you with your tablet or phone!

 

Not sure where you came up with this. I run BigRoad on my fleet and every time I've been asked at a scale house to show my logs and I say they are electronic, they ask me if I would like email it to them or can I bring the device in and show them how to use it. When I bring the device in they do not take it out of my sight and have me operate it in front of them.

 

that will be implemented 2018 so they will not have to take your device. what i meant was they will be able to view your logs from the patrol car or scale house without you having to hand over your device.....phone ,tablet, ect.....mainly to address the privacy issue

 

Please provide the documentation that backs that claim up.

 

well part of this refers to an article in Overdrive about how automated the DOT and carriers will be .....I will have to do some research to find it! however the issue with the bluetooth link... I discussed with an ELD manufacturer and gleaned some insight as the overall access The DOT will have

 

Which is unlikely. Every company will have a different way of storing the data. What IT operations from the government have ever worked? Now what project that takes data from 50 different companies, reformats each companies data (that could be changing, mind you) and put it on a standard display? Heck, remember the ACA debacle for the "sign up" websites? And all that was, was a simple directory listing pointing to each companies website.
No, they may want to do something like that, but I think the best they will ever get is the ability to receive an email from the ELD provider with the PDF of the required time frame logs.

As for the bluetooth link, that's a very short range (30 feet or so, if lucky up to 50) wireless communications link. Nothing more or less. Nothing magical about it.