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Certified ELDs for trucks listed at federal website
Certified ELDs for trucks listed at federal website

Electronic logging devices that have been certified by their makers to meet minimum requirements are now listed on the website of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Steve Veneziano, vice president of sales and operations at Oakes Farms Inc., Naples, Fla., says the company lost all of its specialty peppers, eggplants, squash and tomatoes that were already planted for harvest in October and November. Oakes Farms had planted close to 20% of its land when Irma hit.
Hurricane Irma Gouges Early Vegetables Citrus

Both Florida citrus and early-planted vegetables in south Florida sustained damage from Hurricane Irma, and growers were just beginning to count the cost Sept. 11.