EOBR's, They are coming!

The FMCSA announced January 11th the proposed rules making for the EOBR's in trucks and buses. The press conference was the first step on the way to mandate to the worst offenders the use of these devices. Other insentives will be announced for those with good compliance records to adopt this technology and improve their ratings.

This comes after many years of research, talks and surveys in the trucking industry but not the drivers. Forced to admit, the FMCSA did consider the safety of the use and considered the cost/benefit of mandating to all carriers in the USA.

How will this effect the Canadian based companies?

The CTA and the OTA are looking to push Transport Canada in the same direction, another way to level the playing field, but with the hours of service rules that are similar but yet so different, how will these systems ajust. Will it be only another reason for the inspectors at the scales to keep their pads full and their pens handy? Only time will tell.

More comments are to be aired in french on Radio Truck Stop Quebec in the coming weeks and here shortly after air time.

Jean Catudal