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Is Your PTO and ELD Synched?

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by Frank Speak, Oct 10, 2018.

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  1. Oct 10, 2018 #1
    Frank Speak

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    An O/O from Illinois showed up to deliver aluminum oxide something or other where I was delivering Portland cement yesterday.

    We were talking while we were unloading and he was asking me about running local with the ELDs. I told him it was no night and he was telling me it messes him up sometimes.

    He said when he engages his pto, the ELD automatically kicks to “on duty” status. I told him ours don’t do that, but that I log on duty when unloading because, well, I AM working.

    The ELD in his truck (he’s leased on with Beemer, Reemer?) is Peoplenet.
     
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  3. Oct 10, 2018 #2
    Hulld

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    I wonder if his pto is hooked up some how that the speedometer shows speed when he engages it?
    If so that should kick the eld to the drive line.
     
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  4. Oct 10, 2018 #3
    ChicagoJohn

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    We run peoplenet, but not a single truck in our fleet, both owner & company does that.
     
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  5. Oct 10, 2018 #4
    ACO476

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    Running PeopleNet here and it will stay off duty if you engage the PTO. Happens sometimes where I don't even realize it until safety gets on me about "working while off duty." I have to go on duty first and then engage the PTO.
     
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  7. Oct 10, 2018 #5
    Frank Speak

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    No, he said it kicks to on duty. I’m guessing it’s intentional though because he was asking me about my camera (I have a KD Links I bought awhile back). He said the company put some other camera in his truck and that their safety person can get videos from it.
     
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  8. Oct 10, 2018 #6
    06driver

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    It would make sense for compliance. Looking on ours (peoplenet we do not have PTO's) there is a spot in engine data for it. Would not be real hard to see a program linked to ELD side.
     
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  9. Oct 10, 2018 #7
    Frank Speak

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    Yeah, I’ve never had Peoplenet so not familiar with them. I used to have Qualcomm when I ran OTR and, even though I was running reefer, I remember it having a PTO tab.
     
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  10. Oct 10, 2018 #8
    Hulld

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    It is possible that the eld can read when the pto is active thru the data link that it’s hooked up to.
    I know when you plug in a lot of trucks with a scanner you can read pto active or inactive.
     
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  11. Oct 10, 2018 #9
    06driver

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    Yeah looking through this it has stuff for seatbelts use (says N/A) diesel level, DEF level, ambient temp, top speed, headlights.....

    I guess being tied to the brain of the truck it can track just about everything the truck does.
     
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  12. Oct 10, 2018 #10
    Frank Speak

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    Oh ok, I see what you mean.
     
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