{"id":3774,"date":"2018-05-23T13:23:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T19:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/?p=3774"},"modified":"2019-07-26T10:28:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T16:28:09","slug":"truckers-support-eld-exemption-bills-for-small-business-motor-carriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2018\/truckers-support-eld-exemption-bills-for-small-business-motor-carriers\/","title":{"rendered":"Truckers support ELD exemption bills for small-business motor carriers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association<\/strong><\/h5>\n

1 OOIDA Drive, Grain Valley, MO\u00a0 64029<\/strong>
\nWeb Site:<\/strong>\u00a0www.www.ooida.com<\/a><\/em>
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Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Norita Taylor,\u00a0norita_taylor@ooida.com<\/a>
\nHeadquarters<\/strong>: (816) 229-5791<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Truckers support ELD exemption bills for small-business motor carriers<\/h3>\n

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the nation\u2019s only organization exclusively representing professional and small-business truckers, supports a bill<\/a>\u00a0that would exempt motor carriers with 10 or fewer trucks from an electronic logging device mandate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that Congressman Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Congressman Greg Gianforte (R-MT) introduced a bill to provide relief from the ELD mandate to small-business truckers.\u00a0 While the mandate is already in effect, it\u2019s never too late to do the right thing,\u201d said Collin Long, OOIDA Director of Government Affairs.<\/p>\n

The \u201cSmall Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018\u201d or \u00a0HR5948, would allow motor carriers that own or operate 10 or fewer commercial vehicles to record their hours-of-service on a paper logbook.\u00a0 It would also require the U.S. Department of Transportation to implement the exemption within 90 days after becoming law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ELD mandate currently in place continues to frustrate drivers and small businesses,\u201d added Long. \u201cOur economy cannot afford to lose more of either. Technology that is truly beneficial doesn\u2019t have to be mandated \u2013 it is eagerly embraced!\u201d said Long.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great bipartisan bill, and one that hopefully can generate a ton of support from Congress and impacted stakeholders.\u00a0 We realize it has a long way to go, but we\u2019re encouraged that so many in Congress are still concerned about the negative impact the ELD mandate continues to have on our nation\u2019s small-business truckers,\u201d said Long.<\/p>\n

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