ELD Helps Fleets Comply With HOS And Other Driver Safety Rules

摘要

The electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is one of several regulations for commercial truck drivers enforced by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The ELD, which takes effect is 2016, is a way to enforce the drivers' hours of service (HOS) mandate, which limits a driver's working hours to 70 hours in order to lessen the risk of fatigue-related accidents. In addition to the HOS, every commercial driver must record the name of the driver, duty status, date and time, location of their vehicle, distance traveled, and the USDOT number of the motor carrier.