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Drivewyze And Diesel Tech Industries Partner To Bring Weigh Station Bypass And In-Cab Safety Alerts To Guardian ELOG Customers

PLANO, Texas, June 20, 2024 – Drivewyze, the North American leader in connected truck services and the largest public-private weigh station bypass network operator, recently announced it has partnered with Diesel Tech Industries to provide its Guardian ELOG customers with integrated access to Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass and Drivewyze Safety+ services. Diesel Tech Industries offers several key fleet management technologies for trucking companies and owner operators that operate in Canada and in the U.S. “Diesel Tech Industries continues to grow and expand its suite of fleet management products for its customers,” said Frances Kilgour, VP of Business Development and Channel Management for Drivewyze. “We’re excited to partner with Diesel Tech Industries and provide its Guardian ELOG customers integrated access to our weigh station bypass and in-cab safety notifications services.” Since no transponders are required, activation of Drivewyze PreClear on the Guardian ELOG platform can be done in minutes. Drivewyze transmits safety scores, registration, and tax compliance information to the weigh station, which then calculates the information against the bypass criteria established by its state or province. If the carrier and vehicle pass the criteria, at one mile out, the driver receives permission to bypass the site. The better the fleet’s safety score, the more bypasses typically granted. Through Drivewyze PreClear, Guardian ELOG customers have the ability to receive bypass opportunities at more than 900 locations in 47 states and provinces. In addition to Drivewyze PreClear, Guardian ELOG customers can access Drivewyze Safety+, which provides drivers with real-time weather alerts, as well as in-cab safety alerts for upcoming dangerous curves, low bridges, and high speeding citation areas, and more. Drivewyze’s back-office tools also allow fleets to create their own customized driver alerts, plus our safety analytics allow fleets to monitor driver behavior and help in drivercoaching. According to Rebecca Goldsack, Diesel Tech Industries COO, adding integrated access to Drivewyze’s PreClear and Safety+ services is expected to be a welcomed new offering for its customer base. “Bypassing weigh stations is a tremendous opportunity for fleets and owner operators to save time and operating costs associated with spending time at weigh stations waiting for an inspection,” said Goldsack. “We’re pleased to partner with the leading provider of this service in Drivewyze. Drivewyze PreClear and its in-cab safety notifications service,Safety+, can help our customers operate more efficiently and safe.” “Drivewyze’s PreClear combined with the Guardian ELOG has been a game-changer for our trucking operations,” said B. Richardson Transportation, Blake Richardson, who beta-tested the Guardian ELOG and Drivewyze integrated offering. “Using the Guardian ELOG with Drivewyze, we seamlessly navigate past busy trucking scales, saving us up to 10 minutes each day, if not more, while maintaining compliance. Together, they’ve streamlined our trips, boosting efficiency and peace of mind on the road. We highly recommend Drivewyze to any fleet looking to optimize their operations.” About Drivewyze Inc.: Drivewyze Inc. is a leader in the transportation technology industry that builds innovative solutions for commercial fleets, drivers, and transportation infrastructure owners and operators. Drivewyze delivers best-in-class in-cab services to commercial fleets and drivers, like Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass service and Drivewyze Safety+ proactive safety alerts. Drivewyze Infrastructure Services provides solutions to state agencies, including Smart Roadside commercial vehicle enforcement (CVE) electronic screening, Central Park truck parking management, and Smart Roadways connected truck solutions. To learn more about Drivewyze, visit https://drivewyze.com/. About Diesel Tech Industries: Diesel Tech Industries, a subsidiary of Diesel Tech Truck Repair (Est.1999), was founded in 2005 in Edmonton, Alberta and has taken on multiple challenges that have faced the trucking industry over the years. All of our products are designed around our proprietary technology of reading engine data and performing an action, thus bringing many products to market with the help of our multidisciplinary team of 30 employees. We have worked at a fast pace to develop some of the most innovative and useful products in the transportation industry to help achieve driver safety. We take pride in our simple, practical, and functional design with our Guardian ELOG, which is an Electronic logging device that is Certified with Transport Canada as well as with the FMCSA. We were the first in Alberta, and the second in Canada to be certified by an accredited certification body. All of our products are designed with simplicity and practicality in mind for ease of use to ensure we are providing the highest level of safety for drivers on the road. To learn more about Diesel Tech Industries, visit https://GuardianELD.com

3rd Party Certification, What you need to know.

There are heaps of information floating around regarding Electronic Logging Devices in Canada. Some of this information is accurate and some is not. Misleading info such as, ELD’s rostered on the FMCSA in the United States will be Grandfathered into the Canadian ELD mandate, this is NOT the case. Or even that Single-truck operations or operations with less than 10 vehicles are exempt.  There is NO exemption based on fleet size in the ELD mandate. My personal favourite piece of false information is ” 3rd party certification just a onetime stamp” or “it’s just a formality”.  Contrary to what many people out there, believe, the concept of 3rd Party Certification is more important and more thorough than these people realize.   The Canadian ELD Mandate’s 3rd party certification program covers a four year period. Once the initial certification is complete the Standards Council of Canada requires periodic assessment of each certified ELD model to a minimum of 25% of the test plan plus additional functions as required.  The focus of each review will be as follows: Year 1 – ELD record sampling. Year 2 – HOS auditing and additional ELD functions.  Year 3 – Assessment of changes to the standards or regulations, client interface,                      or administrative functions. Year 4 – Recertification. This 4-year standard is a performance-based curriculum.  The codes and specifications set forth will be measured on the ability to demonstrate ongoing proficiency.  What does this mean for me? We can all agree that ELD’s are here to stay.  What we need to know is how does this 3rd party standard help?  Only through vetting an ELD choice, can anyone hope to comply with required regulations and standards while preventing HOS fatigue violations, record falsification, or tampering.   When reviewing ELD products all of us should be asking: “Is your ELD Complaint?” “Does your ELD Technology reflect adequate and ongoing proficiency?” “Are your Customer Service and Technical Teams in it for the long haul? i.e. are you prepared to maintain compliance and service over this 4 Year Period?” “What happens in 5 years? will you be there for your customers after the first 4 years and into the next?” By creating accountability the Canadian government has ensured every fleet starts on the same level when implementing an ELD.  All you have left to ask is, are you going to be getting the most out of your ELD?