An article about Electronic On board Recorders (EOBR) should be of interest to all log keeping owners and operators. See article here:
http://www.expeditersonline.com/artman/publish/article_005344.html
As the article indicates, the FMCSA is proposing a regulation that will require many HOS offending carriers to have all their trucks equipped with EOBR's. As I understand it, regulations will eventually require all trucks be equipped with an EOBR.
The full Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will be published in the Federal Register on Jan. 18, 2007, and public comments will be accepted until April 18, 2007. To request a copy of the notice, e-mail: [email protected].
It is essential that any drivers having an opinion about these so-called black boxes communicate their concerns to the FMCSA prior to the 18 April cutoff date. After considering all input the regulation will be formalized and and republished in the Code of Federal Regulations and will then have the effect of a law with which we will each have to comply.
Remember that the current HOS regulations became effective after an insignificant (less than 2000) number of drivers commented during the 90 day comment period.
http://www.expeditersonline.com/artman/publish/article_005344.html
As the article indicates, the FMCSA is proposing a regulation that will require many HOS offending carriers to have all their trucks equipped with EOBR's. As I understand it, regulations will eventually require all trucks be equipped with an EOBR.
The full Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will be published in the Federal Register on Jan. 18, 2007, and public comments will be accepted until April 18, 2007. To request a copy of the notice, e-mail: [email protected].
It is essential that any drivers having an opinion about these so-called black boxes communicate their concerns to the FMCSA prior to the 18 April cutoff date. After considering all input the regulation will be formalized and and republished in the Code of Federal Regulations and will then have the effect of a law with which we will each have to comply.
Remember that the current HOS regulations became effective after an insignificant (less than 2000) number of drivers commented during the 90 day comment period.
