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AOBRD or ELD – What’s the difference?

An Automatic On-Boarding Recording Device (AOBRD) is a hardware piece that records a driver’s hours-of-service (HOS) by connecting to the vehicle’s engine. On the other hand, an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) is a piece of hardware that records a driver’s HOS by connecting to a vehicle’s Electronic Control Module (ECM). The functionality of an AOBRD…

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Strengthen your ELD Compliance with 42Gears Mobility Management

About ELD In December 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published the new Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate. It was first outlined along with the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” bill in 2012, enacted by the United States Congress. The ELD Mandate required the FMCSA to formulate a rule that dictates…

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