ELD Mandate Talking Points- Call your Representative!!

Electronic Logging Device Mandate Talking Points - The ELD mandate is a one-size-fits-all approach to an industry that is anything but one-size-fits-all. o Long haul, short haul, truckload, less-than truckload, diverse commodities, regional and geographical nuances, etc. o

ELDs simply won’t work for many trucking operations, in particular smallbusiness truckers. - The ELD mandate is expected to cost the trucking industry $2 billion, making it one of the costliest unfunded mandates in history. o Small-business truckers will bear the majority of these costs without realizing any safety, economic, or productivity benefits. o

Mega carriers already using ELDs simply want to impose additional costs and compliance burdens on small-business truckers. - The ELD mandate was pushed through Congress and DOT under the guise of improving highway safety, yet ELDs will do absolutely nothing to improve highway safety. o
They are nothing more than an electronic means of recording hours-ofservice. o An examination of the safety records of large fleets with ELDs reveals that merely installing

ELDs does not achieve safety benefits as crash rates per 100 power units of ELD-equipped fleets is significantly higher than crash rates of non-ELD equipped fleets. o

An ELD study requested by FMCSA concluded that there has been no documented improvement in compliance or safety with carriers that use ELDs and that even the most effective on-board technology is not capable of determining how drivers conduct themselves while they are off-duty and/or on-duty not driving (i.e. factors that contribute to fatigue). - FMCSA has failed to address a variety of issues associated with the mandate. o

The agency refuses to certify any ELD as compliant with the rule, thus leaving consumers with no idea if a device they purchase is indeed compliant. o

The agency has failed to answer important questions from Congress and industry stakeholders, including issues related to enforcement, connectivity, data transfers, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and many other legitimate real world concerns.