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TRUCKING INDUSTRY * USA - Tracking suppliers get Defense Dept. extension
Deadline extension of trailer tracking technology
Washington,DC,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Aug 24, 2009: -- A critical 2-month deadline extension is now in place for suppliers of trailer tracking technology so they can help carriers hauling arms, ammunition, and explosives (AA&E) comply with new Dept. of Defense (DOD) rules that go into effect February 15 next year... The new DOD rules require AA&E carriers to install tracking devices on their trailers that can provide several key pieces of information, including location reports every 15 minutes; cargo and door sensors that record the opening/closing of trailer doors plus any removal of cargo; and notification when a tractor hooks or unhooks from a trailer... Technology suppliers now have until Nov. 15 to introduce trailer tracking systems that meet those requirements and are self-powered and “HERO” certified as well. “HERO” stands for “hazardous effects of radiating ordinance” and measures the electrical field generated by technology such as trailer tracking devices, making sure the electrical fields don’t detonate the munitions...
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