Heavy Duty Trucking, December 2018
freight market has put more juice on the carriers side Gaither agrees that ELD data can help carriers work with shippers Shippers are becoming increasingly aware that shipper caused delays and detention are being more closely monitored That will ultimately make it better for fleets and drivers alike he says with shippers being more respectful of drivers time Some may look at the ELD mandate as a burdensome regulation But thats no excuse for not taking full advantage of the devices beyond simple compliance COLLECTING ELD DATA TO ADDRESS INDUSTRY ISSUES The American Transportation Research Institute has launched an initiative to collect and warehouse anonymized electronic logging device data to help the industry address other industry issues such as problems with the underlying hours of service regulations Now that automatic electronic logging devices are mandatory for most carriers the industry has an opportunity to use the data collected by ELDs to document and address issues that impact driver and carrier safety operations and productivity The new data generated by ELDs can provide a wealth of insight and research support to our industry explains Andrew Boyle co president of Boyle Transportation and a member of ATRIs board But we clearly need a trusted third party facilitator to manage and monitor how the information is used ATRI is uniquely suited to serve that role In the right context ELDs can provide the real world data needed to guide future regulations and initiatives A number of trucking fleets have already shared their ELD data with ATRI to evaluate its potential for a number of critical industry analyses ATRI is now is looking for an expanded group of motor carriers that are willing to regularly provide anonymized ELD data to ATRI for the industry clearinghouse Through the collection of anonymous aggregated ELD data ATRI hopes to support solid thorough and scientifically valid analyses to address major industry problems More info at www atri online org for truckers and fleets of all sizes What I see in the marketplace first of all its a level playing field Delaney says That has resulted in a pushback from carriers to shippers for loads than cant be done in the legal number of hours available he says ELD data has assisted that pushback and the current tight DECEMBER 2018 HDT 55 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM
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