News Release - FMCSA to mandate EOBR’s for Mexican & U.S. Trucks Participating in the Cross-Border Project
Sep 27, 2007 NAFTA, U.S. Trucking News
This hot little tidbit just came across the newsfeed on the site and in a press release sent to mexicotrucker.com by our friends at FMCSA.
I’m divided on this latest development. On one hand, it is another step taken to insure, beyond what is required, the oversight of the participating trucks.
This should also shut up the whiny babies at Teamsters, OOIDA and Public Citizen who claim we have no way to verify compliance. Your concerns have been answered, so can it people!
On the other hand, this is walking right into the trap that Joan Claybrook of Public Citizen has set with her continued demands for EOBR’s in every rig on America’s highways. And have no doubts people, these are the “black boxes” none of us want in our rigs.
I imagine Joan Claybrook probably peed her “Martha White flour sack drawers” when she learned of this. Requiring these devices in participating rigs makes a perfect test bed for the device, and clever move Mr’ Hill, those that oppose black boxes in trucks will actually applaud your move here.
I’m taking a wait and see attitude. I’m about ready to get out of the business anyway. After 30 years, I’ve had enough. The jobs no longer any fun and now, with these EOBR’s going into a test phase, soon, we’re all going to have someone looking over our shoulders.
The best we can hope for is a common sense and logical change to the hours of service so we can be in compliance without being tired all the time.
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Tags: Black Box, EOBR, FMCSA, Mexican trucks, OOIDA, Public Citizen, Teamsters
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September 27th, 2007 at 4:29
As someone who opposes both black boxes and the cross-border pilot, let me state that I don’t want to see EOBRs in ANYONE’s truck, Mexican or American.
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September 28th, 2007 at 2:14
I agree Gantc! Nor do I! But you see what getting in bed with the enemy gets you?
Public Citizen and the rest of the so called “Safety Advocate” groups have never been on the side of the trucker. Certainly, Joan Claybrook claims her obsession with HOS and black boxes are out of concern for the health and safety of the truck driver. Riiight!
I would prefer to have 100,000 Mexican trucks on our highways than one black box in anyones rig.
But let’s face it. 85% of the trucks on America’s highways have Qualcomm. An equal number have them in Mexico…. It’s a logical next step….
And hey guys and gals! Any conspiracy theorists in the bunch. Try this one on for size.
Black boxes to shut Joan Claybrook up and win her grudging acceptance of the Pilot Program.
Qualcomm is awarded the contract for the servers for the new operations center. Qualcomm is HQ’d in San Diego in whose district? Why Rep. Duncan “lets round them up and ship them back, wanna be President” Hunter. Award a multi million dollar contract to one of his constituents, do a lot to shut the man up for a while. Maybe even enough to buy his vote when the veto fight occurs. The bitches in D.C. have been bought for a lot less!
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