Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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36 | Overdrive | July 2017 PRESENTING LOGS AT ROADSIDE LOCAL OR TELEMATICS METHOD OF DATA TRANSFER Bluetooth or USB 2.0 Wireless web or email Reliance on print/display Arizona Unsure Email likely Likely to be heavy for all device types Arkansas USB Email Likely in cursory checks, data transfer if issues noted California Unsure Unsure Training/evaluation ongoing Colorado USB Email Dependent on device's ability to display adequate detail Delaware Unsure Unsure No comment offered Florida USB Email. Web in future Will play a role in log checks Georgia USB likely Email Dependent on device's ability to display adequate detail Idaho Unsure Email likely Likely in cursory checks, printing or data transfer if issues noted Illinois Unsure Unsure Likely given common reliance in current practice Indiana USB transfer prohibited Email No comment offered Iowa None Email For local-transfer devices, reliance on display/printer will be key Kansas Unsure Email likely Faxes/prints accepted, display could be key in lieu of other methods Kentucky Unsure Unsure No comment offered Mass. Unsure Unsure No comment offered Michigan USB/Bluetooth transfer prohibited Both For local-transfer devices, reliance on thorough display/printer Minnesota None Email No comment offered Missouri USB Both "Handling a mobile device not preferred, print could be valuable" Ohio Both Both No comment offered Oklahoma None Email Likely to be heavier than for current AOBRD users Oregon None Email Likely to be heavy for all device types Tennessee Unsure Email likely Likely for most inspections Texas None Email Officer likely to transfer data only if violations suspected Vermont Unsure Email No significant change to current practice likely Virginia Unsure Unsure Likely initially, not encouraged as officers get up to speed on transfers Washington None Email Reliance on display/printout if email not available from device Wisconsin None Both For local-transfer devices, reliance on display/printer will be key Wyoming Unsure Unsure Dependent on needs of officer during inspection Of the 27 states that responded to Overdrive queries about their preparations for ELD mandate enforcement, seven are uncertain about both the local and telematics transfer method they'll support. Representatives in such states stress that given the remaining uncertainty around FMCSA's roadside software, it's too early to make the call. Highway Patrol's communications office. Like FMCSA, though, Clader remained confident that state roadside personnel would be ready by December. Another 15 states either were unsure or, for different reasons, didn't plan on supporting a local-transfer option. While in Indiana, "each inspector has his/her own laptop computer and secure email account and can send and receive emails," says State Police Maj. Jon Smithers. "We won't use USB devices. Our state security rules prevent us from using USB devices that have been in contact with an outside device." Smithers didn't totally rule out Bluetooth for a local-transfer option, but other states in similar situations relative to USB have done so. Michigan, for instance: "Currently, the State of Michigan IT pol- icy prohibits the attachment of any unau- thorized equipment to an IT resource," says State Police Sgt. Joseph Austin. Given all of these issues, three prima- ry methods of transfer for the foresee- able future are likely to be most promi- nent in log checks.