There’s an HDMI output, too, for streaming to a larger-screen television in-cab for downtime movie or other program viewing.A high-resolution, built-in camera enables vehicle-inspection-report to-do documentation, receipt capture as well, Sheldon said.Truck-specific data points - not only points of interest but real “road data” such as weight-restriction information and low bridges - now cover 28,000 more miles than in previous iterations of the company’s software.Sheldon noted since the Teleo Capital company bought the more than 160-year-old Rand McNally company in 2020, product engineers have redoubled efforts putting user feedback into practice in their product lines, from which emerged many of the features built into the new 10-inch TND. Rand McNally’s CEO, Sheldon added at a Thursday, March 24, press conference at the Mid-America Trucking Show, sold the first tablet at MATS by dropping the unit from a five-foot height to demonstrate its rugged capabilities. We redesigned the maps and apps to be easier to read." Like me, many wear glasses.” To avoid adding to cognitive load and enable comprehension of data at a glance for such users, the screen on the new TND is not only bigger but “a lot brighter, clearer, and with a lot more contrast. “The average driver” among the engaged Rand McNally user base, Sheldon said, “is about 50 years old. Rand McNally Product Vice President Ivan Sheldon noted the new TND 1050 10-inch tablet was “built with professional drivers” in mind and in consultation with them, too - the screen on the unit is a high-quality, durable glass that is reinforced with a heavy-duty tablet guard that comes prepackaged with the unit. Closer look at Rand McNally's new 10-inch TND tablet ProMiles’ numbers during the same week saw fuel prices increase by 3.6 cents, bringing its national average to $5.054 per gallon.Īccording to ProMiles’ Fuel Surcharge Index, the most expensive diesel can be found in California at $6.282 per gallon, and the cheapest can be found in the Midwest region at $4.888 per gallon. Prices in other regions, according to EIA, were: ( False logs was the second-most-common critical violation found in motor carrier safety audits, as previously reported.) A new violation code was also added in June 2021, CVSA said, that allows inspectors to specifically note when false log violations were a result of misuse of personal conveyance. CVSA said false record of duty status violations were the third most documented driver violation in 2021, up from the sixth most frequent in 2019. The group noted that some inspectors have been able to identify misuse of the provision, which has been reflected in an uptick in false log violations. A previous petition to FMCSA for time/distance limits to personal conveyance was outright denied by the agency in September of 2020.įor inspectors at roadside, CVSA said current guidance around personal conveyance makes it difficult for them to determine if a driver’s use of personal conveyance is legitimately for personal use rather than to skirt hours of service regulations. Yet this is not the first go-around for CVSA on this issue.
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