Drivers were 10x more likely to get a violation for "Vehicle Maintenance" than for "Hours-of-Service Compliance", according to the Department of Transportation. For May 2018 "Vehicle Maintenance" accounted for over 78% of the violations issued.
Total Violations Issued in May
ELD technology can help with more than just Hours of Service. If you drive in these top violation-issuing states, you should ask how your ELD provider is helping you avoid costly violations.
States That Issued the Most Maintenance Violations in May
1.) Texas
- Maintenance Violations - 22952
- Total Violations - 24284
- Maintenance Share - 95%
2.) California
- Maintenance Violations - 9629
- Total Violations - 10727
- Maintenance Share - 90%
3.) New York
- Maintenance Violations - 4290
- Total Violations - 5168
- Maintenance Share - 83%
4.) Pennsylvania
- Maintenance Violations - 3562
- Total Violations - 5160
- Maintenance Share - 69%
5.) Missouri
- Maintenance Violations - 3242
- Total Violations - 3833
- Maintenance Share - 85%
6.) Georgia
- Maintenance Violations - 3132
- Total Violations - 4861
- Maintenance Share - 64%
7.) Florida
- Maintenance Violations - 2784
- Total Violations - 3635
- Maintenance Share - 77%
8.) Maryland
- Maintenance Violations - 2548
- Total Violations - 3428
- Maintenance Share - 74%
9.) Iowa
- Maintenance Violations - 2026
- Total Violations - 3161
- Maintenance Share - 64%
10.) Virginia
- Maintenance Violations - 1908
- Total Violations - 2212
- Maintenance Share - 87%
Companies could be leaving money on the table if their current ELD solution is only providing ELD compliance. Carriers and drivers will see much greater returns utilizing data from vehicles that help in areas outside of electronic logging such as preventive maintenance.