For nearly ten years I was a senior engineer on Encompass ELD at J. J. Keller & Associates, a federally registered electronic logging device used by hundreds of thousands of commercial drivers across 10,000+ motor carriers in the US and Canada. I know how ELD records are created, stored, edited and exported, and where they can be wrong or altered.
What I review
Raw ELD exports and the FMCSA Data Transfer Output file: structure, check values and validation. I traced and fixed a checksum defect that was failing federal validation for every customer.
Hours-of-service compliance under FMCSA 49 CFR Part 395 and the ELD technical specification (Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 395).
Driver edits, annotations, carrier-proposed edits and the audit trail behind each change.
Malfunction and data diagnostic events, and the FMCSA ELD Malfunction Registry.
Personal conveyance, yard move, unassigned driving, engine synchronization, and odometer and engine-hour records.
Canadian ELD Mandate requirements and certification.
What you get
A plain-language read of what the logs actually show, and what they don't.
Edits, gaps, malfunctions and inconsistencies identified and explained.
Reconciliation of the ELD timeline against GPS, telematics, fuel, toll and dispatch records.
Written findings counsel can use, on plaintiff or defense matters.
Engagements are hourly with a retainer. I work as a consulting expert for the legal team.
Background
Senior Developer, Mobile & Platform, J. J. Keller & Associates, 2015 to 2025: Encompass ELD mobile apps, back-end services and compliance data.
Owned the iOS features for Canadian ELD Mandate third-party certification.
Software engineer since 2013 in regulated systems, including healthcare records and mortgage compliance.
U.S. Marine Corps, Aircraft Communications Systems Technician. B.B.A., Flagler College.