electronic onboard recorders

Putting the Company in the Cab

Modern truck technology has evolved from a century-long quest for greater control and visibility of drivers In 1971, a CCJ editor spent the day with private detective Ed Hegarty to report on an ongoing surveillance project. Earlier that year, the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association had contracted ...

By Aaron Huff Published March 6, 2011

Law

What if there is no contract? Carriers should understand the default rules of the road Q We hauled a load for a shipper based upon a simple load confirmation sheet from a broker that had only the origin, destination and rate. We billed the broker, who has ...

By CCJ Staff Published January 1, 2011

Journal

5 trucking companies back EOBR bill Industry coalition asks all haulers to support effort Five trucking companies 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 onboard recorders ...

By CCJ Staff Published November 8, 2010

Aaron Huff

Low-cost compliance Tech vendors offer new solutions for e-logs, CSA 2010 The well of reasons for not using electronic onboard recorders for paperless driver logs is running dry. In the past, fleet executives and owners cited hardware and software costs, the dynamics of driver schedules or the ...

By Aaron Huff Published July 1, 2010

Avery Vise

A revolution in safety? CSA 2010 represents a delicate opportunity for major change Over the past couple of years, American Central Transport has found that drivers are conducting much more thorough pre- and post-trip inspections. The Liberty, Mo.-based company’s maintenance facility has seen a rise in traffic ...

By Avery Vise Published June 1, 2010

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Log on to the all-new CCJDigital.com! Get connected. Stay informed. CCJ Digital.com is your source for breaking news, Web-exclusive editorial and multimedia content, new products, industry analysis from CCJ’s editors and much more. CCJ Digital poll results Are you likely to (or do you already) use electronic onboard recorders in your ...

By CCJ Staff Published June 1, 2010

FMCSA to mandate EOBRs based on a single audit

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided to mandate electronic onboard recorders on motor carriers that are shown in a single compliance review to be in serious noncompliance with any major hours-of-service regulation. The final rule takes effect on June 4, 2012, giving EOBR ...

By Avery Vise Published April 2, 2010

Journal

White House clears EOBR rule FMCSA still plans a second, broader regulation A final rule mandating electronic onboard recorders for carriers that have a history of serious noncompliance with hours-of-service rules was one step closer to reality after the White House Office of Management and Budget cleared ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 2, 2010

Avery Vise

The ferocity for velocity The quest for productivity could transform trucking Imagine that a customer comes to you with a load you can’t cover. No problem. With a single click, you simply find another available truck – one that just happens to be owned and operated by ...

By Avery Vise Published March 9, 2010