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ere at Truckstop.com,
we receive a great
deal of questions
surrounding our
electronic logging solution and
automatic onboard recording
device. We also get questions that
surround the Electronic Logging
Device Mandate and general
hours of service as well. Because
of the questions that surround the
mandate and hours of service, we
have this feature in our publication:
ELD/HOS Mailbag. e following
questions have been fielded through
our mailbag which can be reached
at Hos.Eld.Mailbag@truckstop.com.
We will pick four to five questions
each edition and our Regulatory
Analyst Jeremy Feucht will answer
the questions here. Here are our
questions for this edition!
Question
Part of the ELD exemptions are
those who drive long haul (more
than 100 or 150 air miles) less than
eight days in a rolling 30 day period.
How are their records going to
be tracked?
Answer
ose who drive long haul eight
days or less in a rolling 30 day
period will be allowed to use paper
logs. In order to prove that they
are actually driving long haul less
than those eight days in a rolling
30 day period, they will need to
keep records of their time cards and
other supporting documents in cab
for 30 days. is will be the only
way to prove to an enforcement
official that you are truly exempt
from the mandate.
Question
Can ELDs be used to track IFTA?
Answer
is question really depends on
the jurisdiction (state). ere are
some jurisdictions out there that
do not require daily trip logs for
IFTA if a GPS unit is attached to the
truck. Others require the daily trip
log be filled out on paper. Check
with your jurisdiction to see what
they require.
Question
Has there been any movement on
the 34 hour restart aer both the
House and Senate subcommittees
passed bills to the floor for debate?
Answer
Sadly, no. In order to avoid a
government shutdown, both
branches of Congress scratched
their verbiage that sought to clarify
the ruling.to https://3pdp.fmcsa.dot.
gov/ELD/ELDList.aspx
ELDs and HOS
Q&A
Questions about ELDs and HOS? Email:
hos.eld.mailbag@truckstop.com
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