The FREIGHT DEPRESSION

摘要

Walton said much of the issue can be attributed to economic growth that has meant more production and demand for goods, but other factors have also been at play. "When you tack on other things, like ELD mandates, weather and other stress factors, it makes it even more difficult to schedule freight," she noted ELD stands for "electronic logging device," a piece of technology that automatically monitors a driver's time in service. The devices have been around for years, but most drivers continued to use paper logs until April of this year. That's when all trucks, with some exceptions, were mandated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to use ELDs to ensure that drivers couldn't exceed their allowable time on the job.