ROSEWOODS INFORMATION CENTER
GENERAL FAQ AND MORE
ELD Mandate
- All trucks are now required to have Electronic Logging Device
- Device tracks driver’s hours
- Device will be hardwired into the truck
- Will shut the truck down upon reaching maximum hours
- A driver’s day
- Driver’s day starts as soon as truck is turned on
- Driver can drive 11 hours at most in one day
- Driver will be required to take a 30-minute break during the day, after the first four hours of their day
- During break truck will have to be shut off
- Counted hours
- Once truck is started that is the start of the driver’s 11-hour day
- That includes
- Driving
- Traffic
- Weather
- Shipper loading hours
- Receiver unloading hours
- ELD automatically turns truck off
- Truck is turned off once driver is out of hours by the DOT
- Once the 11-hour mark is reached truck will have a 10-hour sleep period where truck must be shut off
- Driver will be fined for any violation such as not taking a break or driver has violated their hours of service for the day
- Required reset
- Driver is required to take a 34-hour reset after 7 days or after 60 hours driving
- Driver is not allowed to work more than 60 hours per 7 days
- All count against drivers 11 hours of drive time
- ELD’s cannot be tampered with
- They are hardwired into the truck
- Have battery backup as well as a GPS
- DOT will plug into every trucks ELD when required to scale or for inspection
- The truck will be shut down for 10 hours & company will be fined if it is found that ELD has been powered down, tampered with, or for any Hours of Service violation