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ONBOARD RECORDERS * USA - ...Why the trucking industry resists they...???
Technology and the tired trucker
Framingham,MA,USA -Computerworld -March 17, 2008: -- ... But carriers make money by delivering the maximum number of loads in the minimum time. Enforcing hours-of-service rules more tightly could reduce per-truck revenues -- and profitability -- if drivers are breaking the rules. Some drivers complain that with the current per-mile compensation levels, they can't make a living without bending the rules. Adopting EOBRs not only might reduce revenue per truck, but also could require an increase in driver compensation... But one carrier adopted electronic driver logs and other safety- and performance-related technologies long ago -- and now uses those technologies to competitive advantage... Omaha-based Werner Enterprises "best in class" for its use of information and communications technologies to reduce costs and improve profitability. The for-hire operator is able to more efficiently schedule its fleet because it can better track the number of hours its drivers are available... Requiring EOBRs would force carriers to move forward in lock step, achieving safety goals without putting any carrier at a competitive disadvantage, says Kay Palmer, CIO at carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services, which is testing EOBRs. That may be the direction the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is heading...
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