ERoad says lobbyist attempts to stall logging device rollout in US; too soon to assess impact

ERoad says lobbyist attempts to stall logging device rollout in US; too soon to assess impact
Jonathan Underhill
By Jonathan Underhill July 24 (BusinessDesk) - ERoad says a transport lobby group is attempting to delay the US introduction of electronic logging devices for transport operators and has succeeded in getting a bill introduced to the US Congress. The US is a key growth market for ERoad's ELDs. Under an existing mandate, transport operators must install the ELDs by Dec. 18. But the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) had been lobbying the Congress, ERoad said in a statement. “We believe the efforts by OOIDA to delay th...