![]() ![]() A BYOD-configured ELD consists of a “dongle” that connects to the ECM via the cab’s onboard diagnostics port. Everybody’s got their smartphone on their own, so they use that” for anything else.ĭozens of providers are offering their own versions of BYOD systems. “The tablets are used just for logging – the data plan we have locked down. “We have dedicated tablets,” Schwalbach says. Jack Schwalbach, who manages the private fleet of Reinders, a Wisconsin-based turf and irrigation products company, did just that with Geotab. Though Frerichs didn’t ultimately take this route toward mandate compliance, moving all 10 of his trucks’ tablets to ELD functionality with BigRoad would have been as simple as signing on with BigRoad’s program for leasing engine-connection hardware to pair to the tablets. ![]() Louis-based Frerichs Freight Lines ran the BigRoad logging app on Android tablets dedicated to his 10 trucks. Keller Encompass and Rand McNally HD100 systems both are BYOD-capable, they also are offered with company-branded Android tablets that come preloaded with software: the Compliance Tablet from Keller and the TND from Rand McNally.Īny fleet or owner-operator willing to make the investment in dedicated tablets can turn a BYOD system into a dedicated one. In most cases, those devices come from manufacturers with BYOD and dedicated versions of the same software. The device pairs with the KT app on a smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth connection, optionally via USB. KeepTruckin recommends users mount the device in the dash to maintain a clear GPS connection. The KeepTruckin BYOD-style ELD “black box” connects to the ECM via cable and plugin. Other dedicated devices may pair two pieces of hardware, bridging the gap between the traditional single-unit EOBR and the two-piece BYOD systems readily available today. With no connection to the cellular network with the device, fleets and owner-operators manage data storage via a USB-connected drive to transfer records to a laptop or other computer. Data storage occurs using a combination of the internet cloud, back-office servers and the device itself.Ī notable exception among devices available for years now exists in the base model of the Continental VDO RoadLog, which is limited to hours of service recording and inspection-report functionality. Like mobile phones, such units use connections to the cellular network and GPS functionality to deliver on the ELD rule’s requirements for recording location, mileage and engine hours. Many of these units provide ELD functionality in a single device package tied directly to the ECM by a cable and plug. Two examples that have been available for years are Omnitracs’ MCP series and PeopleNet’s current products used by many drivers employed by or leased to larger carriers. Most older forms of electronic logging devices, known as electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) or automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs), have been the dedicated-unit type. Click here to download the full version of the Overdrive ELD Buyers’ Guide, updated with how your business can choose an ELD for your business. ![]()
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