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Debate Over the ELD Mandate Intensifies

10/6/17

By: Parker M. Green
The debate over mandatory ELDs continues to intensify as the December 18th compliance deadline approaches. With less than 75 days until the deadline (FMG’s compliance countdown), some truck drivers are now resorting to desperate measures to voice their displeasure over the federal mandate. The best example occurred in Sacramento, CA earlier today. According to news reports, a line of commercial trucks formed a blockade across all lanes of traffic on Highway 99, which prevented other vehicles from getting around. Some of the truck drivers even completely stopped in the middle of Highway 99. The involved truck drivers call their protest “Operation Black and Blue,” which they describe as a nationwide effort by commercial drivers. It remains to be seen whether their form of protest spreads to other metropolitan areas and highways.
For additional information on the ELD mandate, please refer to the law journal article that Parker Green co-authored with fellow FMG attorneys Wayne Melnick and Matt Grattan here.  If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Parker M. Green at pgreen@fmglaw.com.