Profile: sarahchon
This is sarahchon's Profile page. Use it to view sarahchon's comments, other users' replies to these comments, and comments sarahchon has endorsed.
What's Happening Now
Driver fatigue is not a real problem according to an FMCSA webinar, that was publicly was communicated on September 30, 2010, hosted by the FMCSA titled: 2009 – Historic Truck Crash Declines. The number is 1.4% fatigue related accidents in trucking.
No, I do not believe the EOBR will be effective of reducing truck crashes – mainly because it will be on the wrong vehicles.
My primary concern is FMCSA falsifying its own information to make it seem that new regulations and such are needed. Plus, adding yet another COST to the trucking company or owner operator – without a firm reasoning.
It is well known that truck crashes are the lowest now then they ever have been since record keeping began “WITHOUT” the use of EOBR’s. It is also well known that about 70% of truck crashes were caused by a 4 wheeler. It is also well known that the data regarding “fatigue” as a cause of truck crashes was and still is being manipulated to justify more regulations and EOBR’s. Seems to me instead of burdening the trucker with more cost and regulations you should be utilizing my tax dollars to educate the public how to drive around us. Fatigue as a justification, this is ludicrous!!! I think alot of truckers will agree the EOBR’s are nothing more then a truckers “Ankle Bracelet” we will be forced to pay for.
“Actually, the FMCSA is deliberately not requiring EOBRs to record things like vehicle speed.”
Mr. Moderator this statement is factually incorrect. If the EOBR records location “City, State” it only requires a little math to figure out how fast the vehicle was traveling between two points. To flesh this out, if the EOBR records the vehicle moving from point A and records a time then records point B when the vehicle stops and records a time then the average speed of the vehicle can be determined. DOT inspectors use this formula to determine if your average speed goes over the speed limit by utilizing the entries recorded in the log books.
Hi damnin. Would you share with us your source for the statistics that you cite for the low number of truck crashes?
No comments
Hi Merc. Actually, the FMCSA is deliberately not requiring EOBRs to record things like vehicle speed. FMCSA is requiring location to be recorded, along with information like duty status and the distance traveled, but FMCSA is making efforts to make sure the data is protected and only accessible to certain authorized officials.
Do you think even the information the EOBRs are required to collect is unnecessary or excessive?
Hi truckdriversnews. Thanks for your comment.
FMCSA believes that the EOBR’s will help reduce HOS violations and in doing so, lead to fewer accidents caused by driver fatigue. Do you not believe the EOBR’s will be effective at reducing HOS violations? And if so, why is this? Or is your primary concern the additional cost the EOBR’s will impose?