EOBR

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Law

Are you working your CSA numbers? Vicarious liability has shippers, brokers worrying By Henry Seaton Q We are a motor carrier and operate about three dozen over-the-road trucks, including company equipment and owner-operators. We are heavily dependent on ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 8, 2010

FMCSA forces Colorado carrier to use EOBRs

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has mandated the use of electronic onboard recorders for Greeley, Colorado-based JBS Carriers, Inc. The carrier must install EOBRs on its entire fleet of over ...

By Jeff Crissey Published November 4, 2010

5 trucking companies back EOBR legislation

Five trucking companies on Wednesday, Sept. 29, announced their support for legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) that would require trucking companies engaged in interstate commerce to install electronic ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 29, 2010

NTSB calls for new commercial vehicle safety technology requirements

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday, Sept. 28, determined that driver fatigue stemming from sleep loss, circadian disruption and sleep apnea were at fault in its investigation of a highly publicized multi-vehicle accident in ...

By Jeff Crissey Published September 28, 2010

Journal

Three carriers seek to go public Filings come on heels of apparent industry rebound As strong second-quarter earnings by publicly traded trucking companies pointed to a likely rebound for the industry, three large carriers are seeking to ...

By CCJ Staff Published September 2, 2010

Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference – Registration is Open

Chart the future of critical issues — fuel economy, safety technology, infrastructure funding, and much more at this year's Commercial Vehicle Outlook conference held August 21-22 at the Dallas Convention Center. Registration is open and your early bird special of $245 includes all sessions, meals and networking opportunities. The early bird ends July 15th.

ATA’s Abbott addresses industry safety concerns

During a presentation at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas, Rob Abbott, American Trucking Associations’ vice president of safety policy, reviewed a number of safety-related issues facing the trucking industry, including Comprehensive Safety Analysis ...

By Jeff Crissey Published August 26, 2010

ATA seeks stay of FMCSA’s supporting documents policy

The American Trucking Associations asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to stay before the effective date its new policy on supporting documents pending revisions the association proposes. Although the agency has not responded, it ...

By Avery Vise Published July 15, 2010

Carriers, suppliers seek changes in EOBR specs

Leading suppliers of electronic onboard recorder (EOBR) technology and groups representing trucking companies, private fleets, bus operations and law enforcement agencies have asked for two changes in the performance specs that will be required for ...

By Avery Vise Published May 7, 2010

The EOBR RULE: Logging a Milestone

The EOBR Rule Logging a milestone A new FMSCA Regulation requires some carriers to track drivers' hours of service electronically rather than on paper logs. It's just the beginning. By Avery Vise Although truck drivers have been subject to federal ...

By Avery Vise Published May 2, 2010

Avery Vise: Mandating the inevitable

Mandating the inevitable Electronic logs may be universal before they are required About a decade ago, a major supplier of onboard computers primarily to private fleets scheduled a press conference at a Truckload Carriers Association annual meeting ...

By Avery Vise Published May 1, 2010