Question about the ELD mandate

Dharok · Jul 14, 2016

Tropsnart said: ↑

I believe as follows:
1. The current ELD mandate will not survive until Dec. 2017 as it currently is.
2. ELD's will in some form become mandatory.
3. Mandatory ELD's will result in the opposite effect on safety that was intended.
4. Reasonable parties led by insurance companies will lobby the government demanding changes to the hours of service regulations to actually improve safety and ultimately increasing their profitability.
5. Large self insured carriers will push for even greater regulation making compliance more expensive for their competitors.

The changes necessary are currently not important as everyone is focused on the eld requirement. Changing the HOS rules should be our focus and will truly improve safety.
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I agree, we need better hos with more freedom of movement.

gokiddogo · Jul 14, 2016

We are just the stupid truck drivers though. What do we know

rollin coal · Jul 14, 2016

Tropsnart said: ↑

I believe as follows:
1. The current ELD mandate will not survive until Dec. 2017 as it currently is.
2. ELD's will in some form become mandatory.
3. Mandatory ELD's will result in the opposite effect on safety that was intended.
4. Reasonable parties led by insurance companies will lobby the government demanding changes to the hours of service regulations to actually improve safety and ultimately increasing their profitability.
5. Large self insured carriers will push for even greater regulation making compliance more expensive for their competitors.

The changes necessary are currently not important as everyone is focused on the eld requirement. Changing the HOS rules should be our focus and will truly improve safety.
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That's pretty much what I guess will happen. The courts haven't spoken yet on the upcoming Dec 2017 deadline but I'm betting it'll be around 2020 or later when some form of ELD is mandated across the board. I also think there will be more exceptions made to ELD like the 1999 trucks part. I'm not talking about 1 truck independents hoping they will be exempted. There are just some segments where ELD's will not work due to the inflexibility of current HOS regs.

stayinback · Jul 14, 2016

rollin coal said: ↑

There are just some segments where ELD's will not work due to the inflexibility of current HOS regs.
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Grain/Feed haulers.. Packing house livestock trucks/Pharmaceutical operation....Most perishable operations.

rollin coal · Jul 14, 2016

I think you could add also oversize & heavy haul.

The ridiculous "30 minute break rule" that does nothing for safety for which they get exempted from.

There will have to be flexibility or selective rules like that for various segments.

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