Resources tagged eld & compliance

A Look Back at Trucking Fleet Trends in 2018
A Look Back at Trucking Fleet Trends in 2018

Let's take a look back at the challenges and opportunities that trucking companies have faced and examine how telematics technology can h...

Business management

ELD Short-Haul Exemptions: What You Need to Know
ELD Short-Haul Exemptions: What You Need to Know

In this post, we’ll dive into what qualifies for a short-haul ELD mandate exemption, and what short-haul fleets should consider in decidi...

Compliance

How Private Fleets Benefit From New Tax Law
How Private Fleets Benefit From New Tax Law

Employers are rethinking how to best balance their own expenses with the reimbursements lost by their employees since the car tax deducti...

Business management

How Private Fleets Benefit From New Tax Law
How Private Fleets Benefit From New Tax Law

Employers are rethinking how to best balance their own expenses with the reimbursements lost by their employees since the car tax deducti...

How Private Fleets Benefit From New Tax Law

Employers are rethinking how to best balance their own expenses with the reimbursements lost by their employees since the car tax deductions law change. In some cases, company-p...

Business management

What Top-of-the-Line Fleet Safety Looks Like

Take a look at what top fleets are doing in this highly competitive space to implement the latest technologies to enforce safe driving be...

Safety & security

Develop Your 2019 AOBRD Strategy

Though the ELD compliance date has come and gone, but what does that mean for AOBRD users? As we approach the new year, now is the time t...

Compliance

Fleet Connections Report: The Data-Driven Fleet

In the new edition of Fleet Connections, our analysis of report utilization by 720 fleets comprising 27,347 vehicles in the United States...

Business management

3 Routes to Fleet Manager Failure

Though the core duties of a fleet manager range from vehicle maintenance and driver safety to overall organizational compliance, with so ...

Business management

Signs You’re Ready to Implement Telematics

GPS fleet tracking can provide the data-based insight into your operations that helps you make educated business decisions as you reach f...

Business management

Post-ELD: Speed Bumps Mixed with Smooth Passage

The ELD mandate has impacted both productivity and costs since going into full effect. Fleet owners are beginning to recognize the benefi...

Safety & security

Leading the Way in Fleet Management

Berg Insight names Verizon Connect as the clear leader in the fleet telematics space both from a global perspective and in the Americas s...

Business management

Why Safety Will Never Be Fully Automated

Contrary to the belief that driver assist technologies will make human attention unnecessary, it’s imperative every driver, professional...

Safety & security

[Webinar] Recap: Orchestrating the Supply Chain

Transport Topics hosted a webinar led by Senior Features Writer Daniel Bearth and Associate News Editor Dan Ronan, with a candid convers...

Business management

Save Time and Money with Automated IFTA Reporting

Let’s take a look at the mounting obstacles IFTA reporting presents to any size fleet operation and see how businesses can use the fuel c...

Business management

Building the Case for Construction Asset Tracking

Construction companies, equipment leasing firms and equipment manufacturers can also benefit from installing GPS devices on non-powered a...

Vehicle & equipment management

7 Tips for Improving CSA Scores

Taking CSA scores seriously goes far beyond compliance. It helps maintain a constant commitment to creating a safe operation.

Ebook Safety & security

Get Roadside Ready in the Digital Age

Digital tools are making it easier for roadside inspectors to access both near real-time and historical data at the point of inspection.

Ebook Business management

Are You Running a Top-Notch Fleet?

Use the 20 best practices to determine if your fleet is operating efficiently and productively.

Ebook Compliance

How to Get Ready for Roadcheck 2018

Verizon Connect offers free webinar, checklist to help drivers and fleet managers prepare

Compliance

Trucking Woes to Gains: Capacity & Driver Shortage

Providing drivers with the very best navigation and e-log tools is critical to making their lives less stressful and a primary reason man...

Business management

TSI: Is Doing Good Good for the Bottom Line?

Telematics software offers two key ways—safety and compliance—oil and gas businesses in particular can demonstrate a positive impact.

Business management

ELD Compliance: Where We Are and What’s to Come

Now that the mandate has been official for a month or so, let’s take stock of where things stand and where ELD compliance is heading.

Compliance

Winning with ELD

While many view this transition to ELDs as a burden, others have found the silver lining. In addition to being compliant, there are other...

Ebook Compliance

7 Benefits of Bundling ELD & Fleet Tracking Solutions

The ELD mandate may seem a feel like a burdensome requirement at first, but it can be an opportunity to increase operational efficiencies...

Ebook Compliance

7 Benefits of Field Service Management

What exactly is field service management? And why is it so important? Field service management (aka workforce management) solutions help ...

Ebook Business management

Tales from the Road: Driving Time Remaining

Much of the industry has been in an uproar ever since the adoption of the Final Rule back in late 2015 that the implementation of electro...

Compliance

Life After the ELD Mandate

If you’re still hoping the ELD mandate will be delayed or overturned, then American Trucking Association (ATA) President and CEO Chris Sp...

Compliance

Winning with ELD: Going Beyond Compliance

If the attendance at our recent ELD-focused webinars is any indication, many of you are still in investigation phase of finding the right...

Compliance

Winning with ELD: Customers Cut Costs with LogBook

The phrase “pinching pennies” can sometimes have a negative connotation. Some may read it and immediately think of “cheap” or “frugal.” B...

Compliance

J. Carey Logging improves their DOT safety scores with Verizon Connect

J. Carey Logging implement Vehicle Tracking from Verizon Connect, saving in fuel and reducing idling. Read more about their story and le...

Case study Business management

Winning with ELD: Driving revenue with Logbook

Cash. Pocket change. Benjamins. Moola. Bacon. Paper. No matter what you call it, it still means one thing—money. And without money, busin...

Compliance

Winning with ELD: Improving Your Productivity

Does this sound familiar? It’s 8am at ABC Trucking Company, and there’s already a flurry of activity going on. Drivers are milling around...

Compliance

Winning with ELD: Improving Safety and Compliance

Imagine this scenario. One of your veteran drivers is driving cross-country, hauling some rather fragile freight. Knowing the customer an...

Compliance

Thousands Found in Violation During CVSA Roadcheck

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) just released the results of its 2017 Roadcheck inspection. Learn the consequences of a p...

Safety & security

Countdown to ELD with a Trucking Expert

We chat with the Heavy Duty Trucking Experts prior to our August 29 webinar “Countdown to ELD: Get Your Burning Questions Answered.”

Compliance

Countdown to ELD with a Compliance Expert

The countdown to ELD is definitely on, and the chances are that you have a lot of questions about what the ELD mandate means for your fle...

Compliance

[Webinar] 4 Myths and Bundled ELD Solutions

In this webinar, learn about 4 ELD Myths and everything you need to know, fact and fiction, about the mandate and how our bundled solutio...

Compliance

Will ELD Laws Come to Canada?

It took a while going through the approval process in America, but it appears Canadian truckers may be need to adopt ELD regulations rela...

Compliance

Lowering Engine Idle Time Can Help Reduce Fleet Costs

Are your drivers trying to beat the summer heat by sitting in idling trucks with the air conditioning blasting? Employee satisfaction is ...

Business management

5 Tips to Help Drivers Transition to Electronic Logs

With the publishing of the final rule in December 2015, drivers who record their Hours of Service (HOS)* will need to find and implement ...

Compliance

Are There Exceptions to the ELD Rule?

The ELD mandate affects millions of commercial drivers. If you are currently required to complete a RODS or HOS logbook, then it's likely...

Compliance

What the ELD Rule Means for Your CMV Trucking

The ELD (Electronic Logging Device) mandate is now compulsory and it’s important to take a few minutes to review your fleet’s current sit...

Compliance

The ELD Final Rule Has Finally Arrived

It's been a long time coming but the ELD Final Rule has officially been released by the FMCSA. In a press release dated December 10, 2015...

Compliance

ELDs for Beginners

First of all, let's cover some basic facts about ELDs. What is an ELD? ELD stands for Electronic Logging Device. The acronym is the curre...

Compliance

Does the ELD Mandate Affect DVIRs?

No, there is no change to DVIRs with the introduction of ELDs.However, fleets that have switched to an electronic system for ELDs are als...

Compliance

Are ELDs Expensive? Do I Have to Pay Upfront?

ELDs are not only cost-effective but their benefits often result in a positive return on investment within just a few short months.Telogi...

Compliance

KPIs to Measure ELD Success

While ELDs are primarily aimed at helping your drivers comply with hours of service requirements, it’s a perfect opportunity to start mea...

Compliance

Will Our ELDs Be Compliant in Canada?

Canada is also moving toward compulsory ELDs to minimize fatigue-related accidents.While the details are still being finalized, it is lik...

Compliance

What Sort of Training Will My Drivers Need to Use ELDs?

Drivers will need guidance on how the ELDs work, what it means for them and the benefits of paperless logging. In some cases, you may nee...

Compliance

2015 Fleet and Vehicle Management Survey Findings

More than 1,100 business owners, fleet operators, and general managers participated in a recent survey about their biggest fleet manageme...

Business management

Are You Still Using Paper Forms for DVIRs?

It’s human nature - when we’ve been doing something the same way, day after day, year after year, it becomes a blind spot. We don’t stop ...

Compliance

5 Ways to Make Your Drivers Comfortable With GPS Tracking

The benefits of GPS-based fleet management are clear. But have you thought about how your drivers are going to react when GPS tracking is...

Team management

Enterprise Fleet Management Solutions

The larger your company, the more important it is to track the location of your vehicles and equipment. Through GPS tracking and wireless...

Business management

The Evolution of Fleet Managers

It'۪s becoming increasingly common to see tasks traditionally performed by humans now done by technology or computers. Many fear that som...

Business management

Decoding All Those Telematics Acronyms

Acronyms. Love or hate them, they’re here to stay and there’s every sign that we will see their numbers growing, particularly with the sp...

Business management

How Do Construction Companies Use GPS Tracking?

When we think of GPS, we generally think of portable devices found on the dashboard of a vehicle, guiding the driver with turn-by-turn di...

Business management

What Do School Bus GPS Systems Track?

School buses are under pressure to not only provide a safe, reliable service to school children and their parents, but also to run effici...

Business management

Do You Know the True Cost of Fleet Accidents?

Worker safety is of paramount importance to employers, employees and government authorities. When you consider that 5,071 workers died o...

Business management

How Telematics Can Improve Your Construction Business

Construction can be a tough industry to succeed in — tight project deadlines, demanding work conditions and challenging building projects...

Business management

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