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    Trends Tightening Supply of Trucks

    Written by Tim Triplett


    Trucks needed to haul steel and other materials are in short supply and availability is likely to get tighter later this year when drivers will be required to use electronic logging devices (ELDs) rather than hand-written logs to record their hours behind the wheel.

    The American Trucking Associations estimate that the new ELD requirement, which kicks in Dec. 17, will reduce trucking capacity industry-wide by 2-8 percent, as drivers will no longer be able to fudge their hours of service. The result will be safer highways, but fewer trucks on the road.

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