House panel suggest DOT study ELD mandate for small carriersAs the Dec. 18 deadline to install electronic logging devices in most trucks creeps closer, it appears the push for a possible change for smaller carriers is gaining some ground.
News Editor James Jaillet, writes in Overdrive today that a panel of lawmakers in the U.S. House Monday issued a report advising the Department of Transportation to study whether a “full or targeted delay” of the federal ELD mandate for small carriers, such as owner-operators, is warranted.
Jaillet’s story says, “The language in the report is a sign that last-ditch efforts to have Congress derail the mandate in full or in part are gaining traction. The push for Congressional action comes after the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s attempts to have the court system overturn the mandate failed.”
