Beginning in December, a new rule by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would require all over-the-road freight carriers to use electronic logging equipment in trucks. The new electronic ...

With about three months until electronic logging devices are required in every commercial big rig, carriers and truck drivers have found that dozens of new companies have popped up to meet the ...

PeopleNet’s eDriver Logs, released in early 2003, have been adopted by about 70 percent of its private fleet customers. In January 2004, Sinclair Oil equipped its fleet with onboard computers. In July ...

This story appears in the March 21 print edition of Transport Topics. SAN DIEGO — An industry consensus appears to be emerging in support of electronic logging devices to monitor driver hours but not ...

In advance of the latest estimated electronic-logs mandate release date from DOT — tomorrow, Oct. 30, with enforcement expected two years after publication, barring challenges — the makers of the ...

Forget the whole unfortunate black box thing. It was never right to start with really little more than an inaccurate if catchy metaphor favored by opponents of electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) for ...

MATS, LOUISVILLE -- While encouraging audience members to file their comments on recently proposed legislation for mandatory electronic logs and the agency's research into new-entrant requirements, ...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he era of electronic driver logs appears to be at hand. Global-positioning systems (GPS), wireless communication and computers are ingrained in trucking, ...

The impact of installing electronic logs can't be understated. When culture and a major change collide, the existing culture will win for longer than you may expect. Implementing electronic logs is a ...

The trucking industry is gearing up for a major overhaul come the end of the year, when drivers will cease logging their hours on the road with pencil and paper and usher in a new era of electronic ...