With car towing vehicles, this theme is already familiar to all car carriers who are already thinking in the industry long term.
There are some insights you need to know directly about ELD rules from FMCSA:
The ELD shall be used by commercial drivers in compliance with the requirements of the following preparations.
HOS - Service time
RODS - record of obligation
ELD must also be certified and registered in FMCSA. Also you need a support document for the driver / car carrier that you need to keep in the truck.
Therefore, from December 18, 2017, the driver using ELD needs to install ELV information packet in CMV.
In that regard, ELD can be on a smartphone or other wireless device as long as the device meets the technical specification of ELD rules.
Data storage:
For six months, the motor carriers need to keep both ELD records as follows:
Time service data
Back up the data to another device
Automobile carriers need to ensure that these records are stored securely to protect the privacy of the driver.
ELD automatically records the next data element at specific intervals.
Date
Time
location information
Engine time
Vehicle Mile
Driver identification information
Authenticated users
A vehicle
Motor carrier
The position data must be recorded by the ELD at 60 minute intervals when the vehicle is in motion and the driver turns off the engine, stops the engine, changes the duty state, uses personal use or garden .
Also note that when the commercial vehicle (CMV) moves to the set speed threshold of 5 mph per hour, the ELD must automatically switch to driving mode. As a result, the motion state shall not be composed of more than 5 miles per hour. The vehicle is deemed to have stopped when the speed falls to 0 mph / hour and is held for 3 seconds at 0 mile / hour.
What else is there?
ELD must automatically convert the vehicle position of the captured latitude / longitude coordinates to geolocation information representing the approximate distance and direction to the identifiable position corresponding to the nearby municipality name.
Engine synchronization CMV - ELD
ELD must be synchronized with the engine of commercial vehicle (CMV) together. Engine synchronization refers to engine power state, vehicle operation state, mileage, engine time
What is the performance of the vehicle? not really.
Yes, if the ELD rule is near the limit of HOS, it requires a warning or notification from the driver, but it is not necessary.
Export data from ELD
The output of all ELD data files is a standard file separated by commas so the driver can import the data output file into Microsoft Excel, Word's Notepad or other common tools. Depending on the ELD design, the driver can also access ELD records via screen display or printout.
Bluetooth function
If the driver is using a "local" ELD with Bluetooth capability, an authorized safety administrator will launch Bluetooth on the computing device and the driver will securely start Bluetooth electronic transfer of data from the driver's ELD Official computing device.
The official in charge provides a Bluetooth pairing code for the driver to enter the ELD for data file transfer.
Cool list you can see - ELD compliant list
Track ECM plug-in device sends related data to the software on the smartphone. This software enables logging. Likewise, electronic pre-trip / post trip inspection report can be used.
ECM plug-in communicates with smartphone via Bluetooth, as in many other cases, and the current smartphone application is available on both iOS and Android platforms. Data management is done by a Web-based software program that users create their own accounts.
Most ELDS pair engine-connected relays, often with operator's smartphone or tablet, a design of common BYOD (Bring Your Own Device).
Some such devices include cellular connections in an engine-connected relay, while others do not.
Additional charges for billing data plans on smartphones are not generally reflected.
A brief overview for car carrier:
Covering new industry information, cargo freight forwarders of each car can read it and get general ideas. Be sure to visit FMCSA for a detailed explanation of specific cases.
