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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s enacted the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Rule in an effort to create safer roads for all, as well as to create safer work environments for trucker drivers.<\/p>\n
How does the ELD Rule help keep the roads safer for everyone? <\/em><\/p>\n One of the key provisions of the rule requires all carriers to use qualifying electronic logging devices to track, manage, and share specific RODS<\/a> (records of duty status) information. Here\u2019s what you need to know about ELDs and the Electronic Logging Device Rule.<\/p>\n Why the ELD Rule Exists<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2012, the U.S. Congress created a bill called MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21<\/a>st<\/sup><\/a> Century)<\/a>. One of the requirements in the bill was that the FMCSA mandate the use of Electronic Logging Devices to replace outdated and inefficient paper logbooks drivers were currently using. The electronic logging device software is both more accurate and less susceptible to tampering, loss, destruction, etc. than paper logs.<\/p>\n Ostensibly the rule is about keeping the roads safe, but it also serves to keep drivers safe, which in turn, makes the roads safer for all people. It does this by eliminating the potential for log tampering and for the harassment of drivers to tamper with their logs or drive beyond what is reasonable or allowed by current laws.<\/p>\n What Electronic Logging Devices Log<\/strong><\/p>\n In order to be effective, ELDs must track a driver\u2019s hours of service. The device must be \u201cintegrally synchronized\u201d with the engine of the truck so that it complies with the requirements of the ELD Rule. This ensures that all drive segments are recorded accurately and removes any doubts or concerns related to tampering.<\/p>\n The ELD software solution benefits trucking businesses as well as it streamlines the data collection and recording process \u2013 offering near real time access to driving logs for all drivers so that everyone is on the same page.<\/p>\n Unless you qualify for one of the exceptions to the rule, you must be ELD compliant by December 18, 2017.<\/p>\n