ELD Data Needs An Enforceable Standard

Editor’s note: This is a contributed commentary. It comes amid FMCSA’s ongoing revocation of registered ELDs over hours-of-service log manipulation and FreightWaves welcomes responses from other parties. An ELD connection has become an important part of how freight moves. Brokers use it to understand whether a carrier is operating, whether vehicles are associated with that carrier, and whether the right truck is present for a load. Carriers use that connection to demonstrate their capacity and gain access to freight.