ELD’s IT and Operations
How Do They Fit Together
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Major Industry Trends & Issues
A Brief Review
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Electronic Logging Device (ELD)
 An ELD, is an electronic device which allows drivers to remain compliant
with Hours of Service (HOS) requirements for drive time restrictions.
 A new proposed regulation will reportedly require all commercial motor
vehicles to operate with an ELD installed.
 The proposed regulation was sent to the White House Office of
management and Budget earlier this year and “anticipated to be published
later this year”, different than the November 8th date previously
announced.
 The regulation will reportedly call for ELD’s to be implemented within the
next 2 years.
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Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)
 CSA is an automated system that quantifies motor carrier on-road
safety performance based on Behavioral Analysis and Safety
Improvement Categories (BASICs).
 Continued poor CSA performance can result in the shutdown of
trucking operation.
 This is a new regulation that started in 2010.
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Driver Shortage
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Stricter safety rules combined with an
insufficient number of new drivers entering
the workforce has created a driver
shortage
More than 90 percent of truck drivers leave
in their first year, either to go to a
competitor, start another career, or are
fired*
Costs of recruiting new drivers are
increasing – some fleets are spending over
$5000/driver in recruitment and
advertising costs*
Increasingly, fleets are often forced to hire
less experienced drivers
Shortage potentially 30,000 drivers by end
of 2014*
Drivers are now like “Free Agents”
*ATA, Transport Fundamentals, Cost of
Truckload Driver Turnover
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ELD Technology
How it can help operations?
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ELD Technology Breakdown
 At a core level, ELD’s utilize 5 critical pieces of technology
 These include:
 On-board Computing – The device must be able to run
software applications
 Display Device – An ELD system must provides a user interface
for the driver so they can record duty status information,
certify their daily logs, and show law enforcement
 GPS – Detects vehicle position by listening to global positioning
satellites
 Vehicle Diagnostics- Detects engine activity and odometer via
a connection to the trucks diagnostic system (J1708/1939)
 Wireless Communications – Transmits information to a backend system to store and retain data
ELD Technology = Mobile Communications Technology
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“Invest In a Platform – Not a Product”
Due to the new ELD regulations, the critical question facing carriers is no
longer:
“Do I adopt the technology?”
It is
“You Cannot Afford To Wait”
With the right ELD system, you will effectively
have a full mobile communications platform
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Automatic Vehicle Location & Geofencing
Location visibility
improves asset utilization
and minimizes deadhead
miles
Know when assets arrive
at their destination and
how long they remain on
site
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Out of Route Driving Detection
10% of miles driven
are out of route
(OOR)
Be aware of when
off route driving
occurs and take
immediate action
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Electronic Hours of Service
Simultaneously improve
CSA scores while also
dispatching more
efficiently.
Eliminate costs of paper log
books (~$3/mo) and gain
30 minutes per day of
productivity from the
driver
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Truck Navigation
Reduce the stress of driving in
unfamiliar areas
Navigation has become a create
comfort for many drivers and has
proven to be an effective
retention tool
Avoid costly fines from
driving on roads where
commercial trucks are
not permitted
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2-Way Email Communication
Improve command and
control by streamlining the
flow of communications
between driver, dispatchers
and customers
Maximize the ratio of
drivers to dispatchers by
automating basic tasks
and looking at issues on
an exception basis
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Accident / Critical Event Detection & Alerting
Proactively monitor emergency
events as they happen to
ensure
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Identify driving behaviors such
as following too close behind
other vehicles
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Driver & Vehicle Performance Monitoring
Understand where your fuel is
being used. How much does
idling, speeding, improper
shifting cost in gallons?
Provide a fair standard for
measuring driver performance.
Let drivers see their own
performance in real time. Try
the carrot first, then use the
stick with respect to
performance incentives.
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Remote Diagnostics / Vehicle Fault Code Detection
Detect mechanical issues
remotely through fault code
alerts. Schedule maintenance
proactively.
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Roadside breakdowns typically
cost more than $500 per
incident. That does not factor in
the opportunity cost of the
asset or customer issues
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Implementing ELD/Mobile Comm Technology Strategically
 The ROI of the system is in the hands of the managers who set company
policy
 Fleets that aggressively deploy the technology typically pay back the initial
investment within 6 months
 Getting the maximum ROI is usually not an overnight process – set realistic
but escalating goals throughout the first year of deploying the system
 Simply knowing your metrics is a great place to start. Is there a problem? If
so where is at and what is driving it?
 Target the low hanging fruit first – Idling, Speeding, Hours of Service, off
route driving are easy to track and identify.
 As the organization becomes more experienced with the system, begin to
mine the mountains of data that is available
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Other Benefits of EOBR Technology
 Automate manual processes like Fuel Tax
 FMCSA now recognizes modems as
Transponders enabling an ELD to work for
Pre-Clearance Bypass.
 Turn administration into analysis - less time
on the phone or manually tracking data
 Maximize the drivers time by reducing
paperwork related to VIR and HOS
 Free up dispatcher time providing
routes/directions
 Provide better customer service by having
immediate access to information such as
vehicle location and ETA.
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Bill Bland
[email protected]
Cell 858-229-3493
Questions & Answers
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