EROAD, a global technology provider of fleet management, electronic tax reporting and ELD compliance solutions for the transportation industry, said Tuesday it has provided data to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as the agency compiles public input regarding changes to hours-of-service regulations under consideration.
“HOS flexibility is important, and EROAD is in an excellent position to combine what we see in our data along with fleet operators’ experiences to help FMCSA make the best decisions on improving HOS,” said Norm Ellis, president of EROAD North America.
FMCSA announced in August it was seeking public input regarding four provisions of the industry’s hours-of-service regulations that are currently under review. To provide input to the FMCSA and represent the viewpoints of its customer base, EROAD:
• Performed analyses on millions of anonymized, aggregated data points from trips taken by U.S.-based vehicles and drivers from Jan. 1 through July 31, examining ELD data for patterns of FMCSA violations in relation to type, frequency per driver and time in violation.
• Surveyed customers and other fleet operators to seek context regarding the HOS provisions under review.
• Hosted an open roundtable webinar in which the data from the statistical analysis and the survey were discussed and additional commentary was captured.
• Encouraged carriers to submit comments directly to FMCSA through the webpage provided.
EROAD ELD data analytics found:
• The 30-minute rest break is the most common violation, followed by 14-hour duty limit, 11-hour driving limit and on-duty limit.
• The proportion of violations by type has remained fairly consistent since the mandate was introduced.
• Average time spent in violation is reducing over time.
• The number of violations per driver is increasing for 11-hour driving limit and 14-hour duty limit violations.
The full report submitted to the FMCSA may be found here.
“HOS flexibility is important, and EROAD is in an excellent position to combine what we see in our data along with fleet operators’ experiences to help FMCSA make the best decisions on improving HOS,” said Norm Ellis, president of EROAD North America.
FMCSA announced in August it was seeking public input regarding four provisions of the industry’s hours-of-service regulations that are currently under review. To provide input to the FMCSA and represent the viewpoints of its customer base, EROAD:
• Performed analyses on millions of anonymized, aggregated data points from trips taken by U.S.-based vehicles and drivers from Jan. 1 through July 31, examining ELD data for patterns of FMCSA violations in relation to type, frequency per driver and time in violation.
• Surveyed customers and other fleet operators to seek context regarding the HOS provisions under review.
• Hosted an open roundtable webinar in which the data from the statistical analysis and the survey were discussed and additional commentary was captured.
• Encouraged carriers to submit comments directly to FMCSA through the webpage provided.
EROAD ELD data analytics found:
• The 30-minute rest break is the most common violation, followed by 14-hour duty limit, 11-hour driving limit and on-duty limit.
• The proportion of violations by type has remained fairly consistent since the mandate was introduced.
• Average time spent in violation is reducing over time.
• The number of violations per driver is increasing for 11-hour driving limit and 14-hour duty limit violations.
The full report submitted to the FMCSA may be found here.