- The use of ELDs applied to any federally regulated carries who currently use traditional paper logbooks. Haul loads in excess of 4500 kgs or operate vehicle with a GVW over 11, 794 kgs. Provincial and territorial regulators will need to adopt the rules that apply to provincial and interprovincial operations.
- Commercial vehicle means a vehicle that is a truck, tractor, trailer or any combination of them that has a registered gross vehicle weight in excess of 4500 kg or a bus that is designed and constructed to have designed seating capacity of more than 10 persons, including the driver.
- ELD will automatically record things like driving time, odometer readings, and engine power-up.
- Roadside Inspectors will be able to ask for an ELD record to be emailed to a supplied address. Your ELD must have an onscreen display to show inspectors at roadside.
- Fleet Compliance must have real time access to information.
- Your ELD must provide GPS tracking and capture drive time automatically.