State by state map of ELD enforcement

I'm up here in Michigan, LEOs have no clue what to do with these things from what I have been hearing from other local company safety depts. The state police were not ready for this in the least, talking summer to be up to speed.

 

So I'm curious, what's the grey states doing

 

Michigan is gray, state is clueless as a few weeks ago. Saying this summer.

 

I'm not educated at Ivy League school, so excuse me when I make the statement, "what's the big deal? You're in compliance or not. You have an ELD or you don't. It's working properly or maybe it's not. So what? Let the carrier worry about if they can pass a future safety audit using whatever they're using or not using"

It's really not that difficult to handle. Am I missing something?

 

That's true but if their boss has put a flakey ELD in the truck, then the driver is "in the clear". And if the system is always failing and often can't pass even a rudimentary inspection, then the driver has a decision to make about what's important to them looking into the future.

I feel for those few who work for a boss who's too cheap to invest in quality hardware and systems but I'm not going to lose any sleep worrying about their woes and pending problems if they choose to accept those issues and stay there.

 

Well, it sounds like no "malfunction citations" are going to happen before all the crappy stuff gets fixed or thrown out. There will be plenty of time for drivers and carriers to "adjust" while enforcement people also figure it out. In May, drivers better be working with well-functioning ELD's, one way or another, or they'll be better off doing something else.