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The Truckload Carriers Association endorsed electronic logging to monitor driver hours last week. The American Trucking Association is moving in the same direction.
These developments come in the wake of the FMCSA’s proposal to require electronic on-board recording devices for more than 500,000 motor carriers.
The TCA currently has “no position” on electronic on board recorders that monitor truck performance events.

http://www.trala.org/news/Legislative_Bulletin.php

Please make sure your drivers fill out trip reports when renting a truck from Kris-Way.

Drivers are required to fill out daily trip reports for each vehicle so that Kris-Way may file the IFTA on your rental or lease vehicle. Trip reports will be provided when picking up the truck. These should be sent to the attention of Melissa Lundgren. They can be sent by fax (207) 799-8657, email mlundgren@kris-way.com, or mailed to Melissa at 43 Hemco Road, South Portland, Maine 04106.

Depending on the type of vehicles a fleet operates, the proposed fuel economy standards for trucks could have very little impact on equipment costs according to Daimler Trucks.

http://fleetowner.com/management/news/fuel-economy-standards-impact-1028/

Crafted jointly by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the new GHG/fuel economy proposals are “tiered” to cover three distinct vehicle categories, according to those agencies: heavy trucks and tractor-trailers, heavy-duty pickups and vans, and vocational vehicles.

http://fleetowner.com/fuel_economy/archive/truck-fuel-economy-rules-1025/

Fed looking to regulate fuel economy with mandatory goals for 2014 and 2017 with a ruling expected by next week.

http://fleetowner.com/management/news/truck-fuel-economy-rule-next-week-1020/

CSA 2010, or the Comprehensive Safety Analysis Program, is currently being tested in several states. A new series of rules will come into effect once the program is enforced nationwide by the end of the year. The stated purpose of the new regulations is to reduce the amount of commercial vehicle related crashes.

To learn how this may effect your fleet please visit csa2010.fmcsa.dot.gov.

The National Transportation Safety Board’s chairwoman Debbie Hersman said at a recent press conference that all commercial trucks should be outfitted with electronic onboard recorders. Her reasoning is that the electronic recorders would help monitor driver hours and reduce fatigue, which she blamed for truck accidents. She also called the 2007 proposal by the Federal Motor Safety Administration that some carrier be forced to us the equipment as “minimal”.

Keep in mind that the NTSB has no regulatory authority. And although Hersman claims that the Federal agencies agree with her, we see EOBRs being required in the near future for repeat offenders, but not being required across the board. However, should you want to look into EOBRs, Kris-Way has extensive knowledge on the subject and can point you in the right direction to a cost effective solution.