who is responsible? to provide an ELD Company or driver

You're responsible for logging your hours but the carrier can choose any method they legally want to. I don't blame you for not wanting to use your personal phone and I wouldn't drive for them either. It's a bad sign that they're too broke to get you a company phone to use.

 

Most companies mine included provide a tablet with prepaid internet when using motive .. around 75% of our guys use their own phone because it’s simpler . I believe it’s under half a gig a month on the data use. I have alerts shut off and it’s unnoticeable that it’s installed.PS whatever way you go just remember it needs a holder facing driver so clocks are visible. That’s why I like my phone I set motive on dark mode to keep light down at night .

 

Now I could be wrong, but I’m fairly certain that having your ELD on you personal phone is not allowed, it must be contained on a separate device, it can be on a phone, just not the 1 you currently use as your personal phone

 

That is not true. I ran Keep Truckin, now motive I Believe, for three years with my previous company. Had several inspections road side and scales and the fact my logs were on my phone was never an issue

 

I don't know you or the company but I'd leave them like yesterday. If they are required to have ELD units and it's a company truck or leased truck then the company has to provide them period. The only time a driver provides them is an O/O/ Period.

 

They should provide you a tablet or phone if they want to run Motive for their ELD. I had my own tablet because I was running Motive on my own when I was using my friend’s authority. When I leased on where I am now they wouldn’t allow me to use my tablet and gave me one to put in the truck.

Another option if your company doesn’t want to get tablets for everyone they can get burner phones at Walmart for you guys to run your logs.