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Your Questions / Our Answers

OUR ANSWER TO QUESTION ONE: No. It does not matter how many vehicles are registered with the International Registration Plan (IRP). The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) exemptions apply to the  Hours of Service rules not the IRP. OUR ANSWER TO QUESTION TWO: When a vehicle is registered, the model year should follow the criteria established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). So, yes, there may be instances where the model year reflected on the vehicle registration is not the same as the engine model year, most...
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ELD Compliance Date December 18, 2017

Electronic Logging Device Compliance Looms over the Commercial Transportation Industry... More Info... [wpdevart_countdown text_for_day="Days Remaining" text_for_hour="Hours Remaining" text_for_minut="Minutes Remaining" text_for_second="Seconds Remaining" countdown_end_type="date" end_date="17-12-2017 23:59" start_time="1505229442" end_time="0,1,1" action_end_time="hide" content_position="center" top_ditance="10" bottom_distance="10" countdown_type="button" font_color="#000000" button_bg_color="#e0270b" circle_size="130" circle_border="5" border_radius="8" font_size="30" countdown_font_famaly="monospace" animation_type="none" ][/wpdevart_countdown]...
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Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs)

July 19, 2017 From the desk of Wyatt F. Hammond - President of Trans Products and Tran Services Hello Folks—In the past two days there has been a significant change in the FMCSA ELD regulation. The ELD Extension Act of 2017 was filed on July 18, 2017, in the U.S. House of Representatives, by Representative Brian Babin, and it appears to have a lot of support. It is unclear if this delays the regulation in its entirety for two years, or just for small (not sure of that definition...
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