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Comment on What will this cost? by Communication: “Fear and Loathing over unnecessary phone calls.” | FreightCaddy.com

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:53:39 +0000

[...] “On-Board Tracking” see http://www.qcarriers.com/news/nextcommunications.html & http://archive.regulationroom.org/eobr/what-will-it-cost/ which ( at some cost to the carrier ) should, can & does provide those fleets equipped with [...]

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The Great EOBR Costs v. Benefits Debate | Xata Blog — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 12:03:26 +0000

[...] an affordable option into the EOBR mandate cost equation In estimating the cost of the proposed EOBR mandate, the FMCSA has factored in an average fixed hardware per-unit cost of $1,675. However, as fleet [...]

Comment on EOBR Commenters’ Personal Experiences by Detention/Pay Forcing Drivers to “Cheat” Hours of Service…Are EOBRs the Solution? | Road Scholar Awareness Trucks

Fri, 11 May 2012 17:51:01 +0000

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Fri, 11 May 2012 17:50:23 +0000

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Comment on Background Information (EOBR) by Who would have to use an EOBR? « GPS Fleet Solutions

Who would have to use an EOBR? « GPS Fleet Solutions — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:18:41 +0000

[...] RODs to EOBRs. In April 2010, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The agency proposing the EOBR rule (FMCSAFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (The agency proposing the EOBR Electronic on-Board Recorder (A device attached to commercial motor vehicles that tracks the number of hours drivers spend on the road) rule)) adopted a new regulation that requires motor carriers with significant violations of the Hours of Service (HOSHours of service (Regulations issued by FMCSA that limit the number of daily and weekly hours a CMV driver may drive)) rules to install and use Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBRsElectronic on-Board Recorders (Devices attached to commercial motor vehicles that track the number of hours drivers spend on the road)) . Many people and groups who commented on that regulation wanted FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (The agency proposing the EOBR Electronic on-Board Recorder (A device attached to commercial motor vehicles that tracks the number of hours drivers spend on the road) rule) to require EOBRs Electronic on-Board Recorders (Devices attached to commercial motor vehicles that track the number of hours drivers spend on the road) more broadly. That’s what this rulemaking is about. (In a different rulemaking, FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (The agency proposing the EOBR Electronic on-Board Recorder (A device attached to commercial motor vehicles that tracks the number of hours drivers spend on the road) rule) is proposing changes in the HOS Hours of service (Regulations issued by FMCSA that limit the number of daily and weekly hours a CMV driver may drive) rules themselves. This is NOT the place to comment on those changes. Information about the HOS Hours of service (Regulations issued by FMCSA that limit the number of daily and weekly hours a CMV driver may drive) rulemaking can be found here.) [...]

Comment on What will this cost? by OMax

OMax — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:32:43 +0000

I think that before the FMCSA forces the industry into using EOBR’s , they should wait and see what the impact of the CSA brings forth . Many companies are weeding out the bad apples already and improving thier over-all porformance ratings within the CSA guidelines . Before throwing trucking companies that are already having a hard time making ends meet with the high cost of operating , they should at least put this idea on the back burner for at least 2 or 3 years , and see what happen’s with the statistics then . I think the numbers will show from the CSA impact , that the system will work to reduce the numbers .

Comment on Who would have to use an EOBR? by GrldBarnes

GrldBarnes — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:28:51 +0000

I agree with everything in your over view. The part I liked the most was refering to the shippers and recievers. They present the greatest obstacle to drivers being both safe and obeying HOS rules. As a driver it is comforting to know that the reg. board so fully understands the day to day problems the drivers face. Thank you for allowing us to have a view on this web site of how you work.

Comment on Who would have to use an EOBR? by rouse apiary

rouse apiary — Sun, 22 May 2011 21:57:53 +0000

is there going to be any allowances for apiary operations(bee keepers)that move colonies of honey bees between states for crop pollenation and honey production?the movement takes place two to three times a year,example,wyoming to california late fall for almond polination feb march,to washington for cherries & apples,april,may to montana,wyoming, with a small number of colonies to oregon for cranberry polination june,1st part of july then back to wyoming until late fall.my operation uses 1 truck that is dedicated to the movement af my bee hives only. the truck is used about 10000 miles a year. the current system for tracking hours of service with a paper log works okay.

Comment on Who would have to use an EOBR? by Moderator

Moderator — Sat, 21 May 2011 14:34:46 +0000

Gordon, The paragraph you are referring to is a quote from another commenter. We’ll double check that we’ve got the quote correct. The effort now is to make sure we accurately include everything that was raised in the comments.

Comment on Who would have to use an EOBR? by Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:55:13 +0000

At this point in the process, the focus is on making sure the summary includes everything that was raised in the comments on the different posts. This is not the time to raise new points or re-hash old arguments. If you think we missed something that you or someone else mentioned in the comments before, let us know!