http://resources.glostone.com/eld-roadside-enforcement-how-to-be-prepared Industry expert and former DOT inspector Tony Hugo will provide insight on what to expect from roadside enforcement officers when auditing ELD data. Knowing how to prepare for these audits can be the difference between a clean inspection and a violation.

1. How Enforcement Will Audit For
ELD Compliance
Dave Gray, President
Tony Hugo, Director of Safety
Glostone Trucking Solutions
tonyh@glostone.com
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2. ELD Quick Review
• Synchronizes with vehicle engine to accurately record
DRIVING TIME ONLY- Driver Interaction Required!
• All drivers required to fill out paper logs must have
an ELD. Exemptions are:
– 100 air mile radius exemption- CDL Trucks
– 150 air mile radius exemption- Non-CDL Trucks
– Model Year 2000 and older
– Drive away/tow away operations
• Device must be FMCSA certified (self certified)
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3. ELD Good, Bad, Ugly Review
• The Good:
– ELD’s introduce technology that can enhance
business
• The Bad:
– Must be committed to technology and be willing
to change how you do business
• The Ugly:
– Poor compliance will stand out and be dealt with
(Out of Service) much more quickly by the FMCSA
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4. The Regulatory Transition To ELD’s
• Phase 1: Happening Now!
– Awareness and Transition Phase (February 16, 2016 to
December 18, 2017)
• Phase 2: Phased-In Compliance!
– The two-year period from the Compliance Date to the
Full Compliance Phase (ELD’s & AOBRD’s)
– December 18, 2017 to December 16, 2019.
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5. Final Transition Phase
• Phase 3: Full Compliance:
– After December 16, 2019 all drivers and carriers subject
to the rule must use certified, registered ELDs that
comply with requirements of the ELD regulations.
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6. ELDs: Law Enforcement Perspective
• Differences (unspoken) between Enforcement
Command and Field Enforcement
• Realities are:
– Budgets and attitudes come into play
– Field enforcement personnel: Some tech savvy, some not
so much
– Multiple systems to learn
– Must maintain paper audit skills while transitioning to
Electronic
– Will look to develop methods to accomplish audits
efficiently (short cuts)
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7. ELD Capabilities Most Important To An
Enforcement Auditor
• ELDs Will be required to have either:
– Data transmission capabilities (requires enforcement to
have the equipment/connections)
or
– Printout Capability
or
– A display that can be passed to an enforcement officer or
be seen without getting into the truck
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8. Given The Complexities, How Will Field
Enforcement Enforce ELD Audits?
Field Officers will tend to:
• Fall back to what they know:
– Show me screen display
– Show me print out
• Spot Check
• Enforce driver’s required knowledge of the device
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9. Recap
• Degree of enforcement depends upon
– Attitude of agency
– Budget for equipment and training
• How an enforcement audit will be performed
– Audits will be verbal interactions
– Officers are not going to know devices
– Officers may tend to spot check requiring the
drivers to be able to quickly retrieve the requested
information

10. What can go wrong?
• Not knowing how the device works is an HOS
violation
• Not being able to retrieve the information requested
is a HOS violation
• What about those drivers where English is not their
first language?
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11. Driver ELD Quick Tips
• Do your Homework
– Know your ELD System
– ELD Manual on Hand
– Know How to Trouble Shoot
– Have Paper Log Back Ups
– Realize Most Law Enforcement may be learning
from you
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12. Carrier ELD Quick Tips
• All about your internal controls
– Pick the right device!
– Phase your transition instead of “all in”
– Plan for ongoing driver training
– System for handling driver edits
– Train internal staff how to use the ELD data
– Provide drivers with ELD manuals & paper log
back ups
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13. Q & A

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