Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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44 | Overdrive | August 2015 tion hardware. Depending on the other features you select, up to a $400 discount from Paccar will apply, Kessler says. Zonar's Fred Fakkema says his com- pany's 2020 tablet can serve operator AOBRD needs by pairing with en- gine-connection hardware that comes standard in the Freightliner Cascadia. Beginning with 2012 models, Mack and Volvo trucks have come equipped with Telogis engine-connection hardware. With a BYOD-type option for logs in its WorkPlan suite of apps, Telogis may end up being the choice of Bill Frerichs, owner of the nine Volvo trucks in the Frerichs Freight Lines small fl eet, based in Belleville, Ill. Frerichs runs dedicated tablets in each of the trucks, with operators using the non-engine-connected version of Bi- gRoad's Android app for logs. Frerichs pays a little extra for BigRoad's dis- patch/small fl eet management software, giving him visibility into truck location and numerous tools to help manage the business. To go fully AOBRD today, he says, all he would need to do is down- * "Bring your own device," typically a smartphone from which users download an app that serves as the user interface with a separate engine-connected device. Some small fleets are approaching these kinds of systems with dedicated tab- lets installed in the truck. ** All costs in this char t are for a one-truck owner-operator inde- pendent of any larger fleet, buy- ing af termarket. Prices var y with volume discounts and enabled features. Systems with hardware included in new trucks are not reflected. For BYOD, all hardware Manufacturer Device name Type of device Initial cost** Ongoing lease or service fees per truck Other capabilities beyond logs*** Find more information Leading ELDs on BigRoad DashLink BYOD* | iOS, Android $0 with lease, option to bring own engine- connection hardware, with limits Monthly: $15 per user, $10 per truck Document capture, sharing, engine diagnostics, back-office dispatch geared to small fleets BigRoad.com Continental VDO RoadLog Dedicated unit About $700 $0 Upgrade to fleet unit with wireless connectivity options that enable other features, with ongoing service costs VDORoadLog.com J.J. Keller Encompass BYOD | iOS, Android | or paired with the dedicated J.J. Keller Compliance Tablet $199, more to pair with Compliance tablet Annually: $209 for service Fuel-efficiency management, optional CoPilot Truck Routing, engine diagnos- tics, CSA points management KellerEncompass. com KeepTruckin KeepTruckin BYOD | iOS, Android $0 with hardware lease Monthly: $20 for service Back-office dispatch functionality geared to small fleets KeepTruckin.com Omnitracs MCP Dedicated units Lease options available, $800 to buy each of three devices available Monthly: $20 and higher Highly customizable for fleet management functions Omnitracs.com/ MCP50 Omnitracs XRS BYOD | Company- certified Android, Windows Mobile devices $0 with hardware lease option, $200 to buy engine relay Monthly: $20 and higher for service, lease Engine diagnostics, other custom possibilities Fleet.omnitracs. com EARLY ADOPTERS