The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) says a potential law requiring all longhaul trucks to be equipped with electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) will cost the industry US$2 billion. The provision within the Senate highway bill, known as S.1813 or MAP-21, will require all longhaul trucks to be equipped with EOBRs capable of real-time tracking for [...]
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FMCSA Proposes EOBRs On All OTR Trucks.. again
February 2nd, 2011 
Aaron Turpen Once again, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has introduced a mandate to require electronic on-board recorders (EOBR) on all over-the-road interstate trucks as part of its updated hours of service rules. This would affect about 500,000 commercial carriers nationally. Many of the nation’s large carriers are in favor of this change, with some of [...]
