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HOS RULES & "BLACK BOXES" * USA
* HOS ruling may push back final EOBR ruleHilton Head,SC,USA -Today's Trucking (Canada) -27 Aug 2007: -- A U.S. rule on electronic on-board recorders is not yet imminent, admitted a transportation official with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration... Speaking to fleet execs and trucking suppliers Debbie Freund said FMCSA was still reviewing public comments submitted to the agency and said that a final decision on has not been made. The comment period closed in April... Urged on by a U.S. court, FMCSA announced in January a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for EOBRS -once commonly referred to as "black boxes" - for the purpose of monitoring HOS compliance... Carriers charged with two serious HOS review violations (with a rate of violation greater than 10%), in a two-year period, will have to fit their entire fleet with EOBRs... Only a tiny portion of fleets and owner-ops would be affected by the rule as it's currently proposed, Freund added... Dave Potts, director of safety and operations for American Trucking Associations, also said FMCSA needs to resolve issues pertaining to voluntary acceptance of EOBRs and work with legislators to provide meaningful incentives to encourage voluntary adoption... (Photoby Rohan Phillips : Light trails of trucks and cars driving down Port Wakefield Road at dusk. 30 second exposure)
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