EOBR’s and Mexican Trucks

Mar 112011
 
 11/03/2011  Posted by PMC at 12:00 on 11/03/2011 Comments Off
EOBR's and Mexican Trucks

One of the requirements in the Concept Document for the new Mexican truck program released that is causing a stir and that quite frankly, I vehemently disagree with is the requirement that all Mexican trucks be equipped with Electronic Onboard Recorders or EOBR’s, which in the US is a contentious issue in it’s own right. Part of the controversy is the idea that FMCSA would pay for these devices to be installed in the Mexican trucks so they would have real time access to the data and would in fact “own” all data collected. Sounds good on the surface as ….Read More

Qualcomm wins contract to put OmniTRACS system in U.S. and Mexican trucks in open-border program

Nov 072007
 
 07/11/2007  Posted by PMC at 22:02 on 07/11/2007 Comments Off
Qualcomm wins contract to put OmniTRACS system in U.S. and Mexican trucks in open-border program

WASHINGTON – Qualcomm has won a federal contract to provide a satellite-based tracking system for U.S. and Mexican trucks participating in a contentious experiment that opens the border to long-haul commercial traffic. Federal officials said yesterday that the San Diego-based company’s OmniTRACS system will allow the U.S. government to closely monitor trucks from both countries, including compliance with regulations that prohibit truckers from driving more than 11 hours per day. Although Qualcomm is best-known for its prominent role as a chip-maker in the wireless industry, the company also is a major designer of satellite tracking systems for vehicles. Qualcomm will ….Read More

Qualcomm System to Monitor Trucks

Sep 272007
 
 27/09/2007  Posted by PMC at 17:08 on 27/09/2007 1 Response »

This is an update to an earlier post which gives more specifics about this plan of the FMCSA! I want to make a couple of glaringly valid points about this article. First, this is nothing new! The majority of line haul carriers in Mexico already have Qualcomm communications installed in their trucks. This is the standard that others system strive to compare with. And with long distances between major cities in Mexico, this is a “must have” piece of equipment for Mexican fleets. The same holds true for U.S. carriers. The majority of U.S. and Canadian carriers have these devices. ….Read More

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