Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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52 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | FEBRUARY 2016 TECHNOLOGY: ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICES * "Bring your own device," typically a smartphone from which users download an app that serves as the user interface with a separate engine-connected device. Some small fleets are approaching these kinds of systems with dedicated tab- lets installed in the truck. ** All costs in this char t are for a one-truck owner-operator inde- pendent of any larger fleet, buy- ing af termarket. Prices var y with volume discounts and enabled features. Systems with hardware included in new trucks are not reflected. For BYOD, all hardware Manufacturer Device name Type of device Initial cost** Ongoing lease or service fees per truck Other capabilities beyond logs*** Find more information Leading ELDs on BigRoad DashLink BYOD* | iOS, Android $0 with lease, option to bring own engine- connection hardware, with limits Monthly: $15 per user, $10 per truck Document capture, sharing, engine diagnostics, back-office dispatch geared to small fleets BigRoad.com Continental VDO RoadLog Dedicated unit About $700 $0 Upgrade to fleet unit with wireless connectivity options that enable other features, with ongoing service costs VDORoadLog.com J.J. Keller Encompass BYOD | iOS, Android | or paired with the dedicated J.J. Keller Compliance Tablet $199, more to pair with Compliance tablet Annually: $209 for service Fuel-efficiency management, optional CoPilot Truck Routing, engine diagnos- tics, CSA points management KellerEncompass. com KeepTruckin KeepTruckin BYOD | iOS, Android $0 with hardware lease Monthly: $20 for service Back-office dispatch functionality geared to small fleets KeepTruckin.com Omnitracs MCP Dedicated units Lease options available, $800 to buy each of three devices available Monthly: $20 and higher Highly customizable for fleet management functions Omnitracs.com/ MCP50 Omnitracs XRS BYOD | Company- certified Android, Windows Mobile devices $0 with hardware lease option, $200 to buy engine relay Monthly: $20 and higher for service, lease Engine diagnostics, other custom possibilities Fleet.omnitracs. com While there is no rush for fleets to implement ELDs now, the technolo- gy will be making a gradual impact on drivers and fleet managers be- tween now and the end of 2019. Here are six areas where change is coming. 1 Data transfer One reason FMCSA created the ELD rule was to make road- side inspections more efficient and accurate. The agency wants logbook data from ELDs to be transmitted wirelessly to law enforcement audit- ing software. This ERODS software currently is under development and will enable officers to detect hours- of-service violations instantly. To transfer data from ELDs, tech- nology suppliers will have to use a telematics method or a local method – or both. The telematics method includes two options: e-mail and Web services. Many suppliers already have an e-mail feature that drivers use to send a PDF report of their eight-day duty cycle