VSP News: Kolman’s Korner, Episode 138 - Truck Interfaces

    Aug. 14, 2017
    In this installment, Fleet Maintenance Editor David A. Kolman talks with Robert Vogt, CEO of IOSiX, about how mobile devices and interfaces being added to truck cabs are creating some safety concerns for drivers, and what can be done to eliminate them.

    All the mobile devices and interfaces being added to truck cabs are creating some safety concerns for drivers, says Robert Vogt, CEO of IOSix.

    An automotive engineering firm, the company produces miniaturized and cost-optimized solutions, including automotive and heavy truck dataloggers, GPS trackers and other aftermarket and OEM vehicle systems. 

    The problem, he says, is being compounded by the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate. It replaces the paper logbook some drivers currently use to record their compliance with Hours of Service requirements.

    One way to deal with the problem is to use compact interfaces.

    Vogt says there are some important considerations when deciding upon an ELD solution.

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