The Enforcement deadline for The Canadian ELD Mandate is set for June 2022. While there are many ELD providers to choose from, there are some important questions to ask prior to purchasing.
1. Will you adapt/modify/program your ELD to be compliant with Canadian ELD and HOS rules?
All ELD providers should be going through an extensive process of being certified with Transport Canada. The adaptation from a paperless to an ELD device is not a simple task. It can take several months. Find out what our process was like from our last blog post.
2. If so, what are their plans to get third-party certification? Have they applied for certification?
3. Have they signed a contract and submitted devices for testing?
4. How does the ELD connect to the vehicle? Confirm with your ELD provider if the device is through the ECM with a plug and play port or hardwires directly into the ECM harness. This is important as the accuracy of your logs depends on this.
5. How User friendly is the ELD?
It’s important that the tablet is user-friendly. You want to ease the transition from paperless to an electronic logging device. You want your drivers to be comfortable and knowledgeable of their devices to ensure that they are operating in compliance.
6. What other added benefits do they have to offer? The ability to customize, fuel performance, operational features their ELD provides are just some to ask. Prices may vary with the ELDs in the market so make sure you are asking the right questions and inquire what the other safety and operational features their ELD provides.
While there are many ELD providers to choose from, there are some important questions to ask prior to purchasing.
1. Will you adapt/modify/program your ELD to be compliant with Canadian ELD and HOS rules?
All ELD providers should be going through an extensive process of being certified with Transport Canada. The adaptation from a paperless to an ELD device is not a simple task. It can take several months. Find out what our process was like from our last blog post.
2. If so, what are their plans to get third-party certification? Have they applied for certification?
Transport Canada has an rigorous process to qualify an ELD third party certified. This is to ensure that the ELDs are completely compliant and error free logs.
3. Have they signed a contract and submitted devices for testing?
This goes back to the Transport Canada rules and regulations certification process.
Not all ELD providers will have a contract and submitted devices for testing.
4. How does the ELD connect to the vehicle? Confirm with your ELD provider if the device is through the ECM with a plug and play port or hardwires directly into the ECM harness. This is important as the accuracy of your logs depends on this.
5. How User friendly is the ELD?
It’s important that the tablet is user-friendly. You want to ease the transition from paperless to an electronic logging device. You want your drivers to be comfortable and knowledgeable of their devices to ensure that they are operating in compliance.
6. What other added benefits do they have to offer? The ability to customized, fuel performance, operational feature their ELD provides are just some to ask. Prices may vary with the ELDs in the market so make sure you are asking the right questions and inquire what the other safety and operational features their ELD provides.