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HOS DEBATE * USA - Feds seek comments on EOBR proposal
Comments are being accepted on the proposed regulation that would mandate the use of electronic on-board recorders for carriers that have chronic HOS violations
Grain Valley, Mis,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Jami Jones -Jan. 18, 2007: -- The proposal also offers incentives for carriers that voluntarily use the so-called "black boxes"... The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration unveiled its "notice of proposed rulemaking" on the use of EOBRs, now officially been printed in the Federal Register and the 90-day comment period is open... FMCSA Administrator John Hill told that agency officials are hopeful truckers on the road who will feel the impact of this regulation will be active in the comment period... The proposed reg isn't sitting well with the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association... OOIDA officials say the proposal to require EOBRs on some trucks is a misdirected attempt to deal with the root causes of hours-of-service violations... "The FMCSA's solution to hours-of-service enforcement goes long on Big Brother and short on the real issue. FMCSA continues to ignore the inescapable fact that such devices are no more capable than paper logs in providing an accurate record of a driver's compliance with the hours-of-service rules," OOIDA Executive President Todd Spencer said... OOIDA officials have a different idea than FMCSA about the reasons behind driver fatigue. The real issue is not the time spent behind the wheel driving, which is the time that can be monitored by recorders. It's the 30 to 40 or more hours drivers spend each week on loading and unloading docks that will not be captured by these devices that is the issue... Drivers who are almost always paid only for miles driven, have no ability to change "this colossal waste of their time," according to OOIDA officials. And, shippers, receivers and carriers have little or no incentive to address this waste since it costs them nothing – and it can even be a profit center for some... Hill said that the agency anticipates having a final EOBR regulation sometime in the next 18 months to two years... Where to send comments...
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