In a surprising software update, Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) are now offering a “Feelings” tab – giving truckers a space to log emotional status separately from on-duty, off-duty, and sleeper berth entries.
The update reportedly aims to improve driver wellness by tracking the real rollercoaster of trucking life. Reactions across the industry range from cautious optimism to full-blown sarcasm.
“The ELD already tattles when I sneeze in a construction zone,” said Carl ‘Bluetooth’ Harris, a veteran tanker driver from Nebraska. “Now it wants to know if I’m feeling fragile after three hours on hold with dispatch?”
Sample mood options include: Calm, Frustrated, Done With Everything, and Existential Dread (GPS Edition). Drivers can also enter optional journal blurbs, which some fleets claim could one day be used to justify wellness bonuses. Others suspect they’ll just be used to deny detention pay.
“If I mark myself as ‘Peaceful’ during a four-hour wait at a receiver, I already know the reply will be ‘Glad you’re enjoying your break,’” said freight coordinator Mitch Bell.
The update is already sparking new trends, with some younger drivers sharing ELD mood logs via TruckerTok under the hashtag #ELDConfessionals. One entry read: “Felt betrayed by rest area vending machine. Logged emotion as ‘Shattered.’”
Still, Harris sees potential. “If nothing else, it’ll be nice to officially document the moment I realized I missed the exit and drove 40 miles into sadness.”
Whether it helps with mental health or just adds insult to electronic injury, the “Feelings” tab is here. Finally, your logbook knows you’re not just out of hours – you’re out of patience.
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