The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking additional public comment on the potential for electric on-board recorders to be used as a harassment tool against drivers. The comment period is open through May 23.
According to the FMCSA, the agency addressed the issue of EOBRs and the potential for harassment of drivers in a rulemaking filed last year targeting “bad actor” carriers. But since then, the agency has sought to expand the scope of an EOBR requirement to nearly all heavy trucks. FMCSA wants to make sure the latest proposal also addresses the possible harassment issue with EOBRs.
Litigation filed last year by OOIDA against the FMCSA on the proposed EOBR mandate keyed on the harassment issue. When a driver is tired and needs to rest, a carrier may “ping” the driver with a message to keep going, based on what the EOBR says about a driver’s hours of service.
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According to the FMCSA, the agency addressed the issue of EOBRs and the potential for harassment of drivers in a rulemaking filed last year targeting “bad actor” carriers. But since then, the agency has sought to expand the scope of an EOBR requirement to nearly all heavy trucks. FMCSA wants to make sure the latest proposal also addresses the possible harassment issue with EOBRs.
Litigation filed last year by OOIDA against the FMCSA on the proposed EOBR mandate keyed on the harassment issue. When a driver is tired and needs to rest, a carrier may “ping” the driver with a message to keep going, based on what the EOBR says about a driver’s hours of service.
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