Landscaping fleet tracking. Every property timed.
TenTrucks is landscaping fleet tracking for busy crews: a live map, time on site at every property and ELD logs only for the drivers who need them.
Set up for local crews, not long haul.
Most mow crews never need a logbook, so you can switch hours of service (driving-hour limits) off and turn logs on only where needed.
- Put the CDL tree crew lead on the ELD
- Keep mow crews on Not required, with no clock
- Give each person the app in English or Spanish
See how long crews stay at each property.
When a client disputes the hours, geofences around each job site show when the truck arrived and when it left.
- Follow job progress as trucks arrive at and leave each property
- See time on site by truck and by property
- Send clients a location link that expires when you say
Cut idle time and coach safer driving.
A truck running the AC while crews mow adds to fuel costs for nothing, so idle time reports and idle alerts show which trucks sat running.
- Score driving habits on harsh braking, sharp turns and seatbelt use
- Set a speeding alert from 1 to 50 mph over
- Get an alert when a truck idles too long
Service trucks by engine hours, not just miles.
Crew trucks idle a lot, so TenTrucks plans vehicle maintenance from engine hours as well as the odometer.
- Add the hitch, chains and trailer lights to inspections
- Turn every reported defect into a work order
- Get alerts for fault codes, low fuel and service due
Know which plow trucks are in the storm.
Winter routes change by the hour, so TenTrucks checks Weather Service warnings against your trucks every 5 minutes.
- Get alerts for trucks inside or near a warning
- Choose a distance from 0 to 200 miles
- Set the minimum severity worth a ping
Do your crew trucks need an ELD?
It starts with weight. Add the truck's and trailer's ratings from their door sticker and VIN plate. At 10,001 lb or more, federal trucking rules apply once you cross a state line, even with the trailer empty.
| Your truck or driver | ELD needed? | In plain words |
|---|---|---|
| Pickup and trailer that never leave your state | No | Federal rules don't reach it, but many states have their own, so check yours. |
| Pickup and trailer rated over 10,000 lb together, crossing state lines, back at the shop each night | Usually no | Most crews fit the local-driving exemption: stay within 150 miles of the shop as the crow flies, be back within 14 hours, and take 10 hours off between shifts. You keep time records for 6 months. |
| CDL rig, like a chip truck or a dually pulling a skid steer, on local work | Usually no | The same exemption applies if the driver is back and done within 14 hours, with 10 hours off between shifts. |
| Plow or crew truck on a storm night that runs past 14 hours | Some days | That day needs a log. Paper is fine for up to 8 such days in any 30. |
| Driver who needs logs on more than 8 days in any 30 | Yes | Past 8 days, paper is no longer enough and the driver needs an ELD. |
| Nursery stock or sod run during your state's planting season | Depends | Live plants, sod and trees that can spoil on the way count as farm products, so in your state's season, hauls within 150 miles of the source can skip logs. |
General federal rules, not legal advice. Your state may add its own.
What TenTrucks doesn't do
TenTrucks tracks trucks with the TenTrucks ELD installed, not mowers or chippers. It doesn't know which trailer is hitched to which truck or work out who is exempt, so the office sets that. Time on site is a report, not an invoice.
Questions fleets ask us
About TenTrucks ELD for landscaping fleets.
Rules referenced on this page
- 49 CFR 390.5: CMV, GCWR and interstate commerce definitions
- 49 CFR 390.201: USDOT registration
- 49 CFR 390.21: marking a CMV with the USDOT number
- 49 CFR 390.23: emergency relief
- 49 CFR 391.11: driver age and English proficiency
- 49 CFR 391.41: medical certification
- 49 CFR 396.11: driver vehicle inspection reports
- 49 CFR 395.1: short-haul and agricultural exceptions
- 49 CFR 395.2: agricultural commodity definition
- 49 CFR 395.8: who must use an ELD
- 49 CFR 383.91 and 383.3: CDL vehicle groups and applicability
- 49 CFR 382.103: drug and alcohol testing applicability
- FMCSA: Do I need a USDOT number?
- CVSA: English proficiency out-of-service, effective June 25, 2025
More from the TenTrucks ELD
Choosing a device for the whole fleet? Start with our ELD for trucks overview: the device, the driver app and FMCSA registration.
- ELD for trucks: overview
- Hours of service & custom HOS rules
- Roadside inspection & DOT transfer
- Owner-operators & small fleets
- Hotshot trucks
- ELD device
- Construction fleets
- Oil & gas fleets
- Field service fleets
- Delivery fleets
- Food & beverage fleets
- Waste & recycling fleets
- Agriculture fleets
- Utilities & telecom fleets
- Public sector fleets
- Manufacturing & private fleets
See TenTrucks set up for a landscaping fleet
Book a demo. Bring your trucks, your trailers' weight ratings and a few client addresses, and we'll sort out who logs and draw your first properties on the call.