Safety Advocates, Trucking Associations and Labor Join Together

Safety Advocates, Trucking Associations and Labor Join Together to Urge Congress to Keep Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBRs) Provision in Conference Report on the Surface Transportation Authorization Bill

PRESS RELEASE:

May 7, 2012; Leading safety groups, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and national trucking associations support the Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBR) provision in the bipartisan surface transportation bill passed on March 14, 2012  by the U.S. Senate (section 32301 of S. 1813, MAP-21).  This is the first time so many diverse organizations representing consumer, health and safety advocates, professional truck drivers and motor carrier companies have joined forces in support of a truck safety issue proposed in federal legislation.  The measure directs U.S. DOT to require the use of EOBRs to assure compliance with hours-of-service (HOS) driving time limits for truck drivers.  Enactment of this provision would implement a key safety recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).  A letter signed by these organizations was sent to conferees on H.R. 4348 today, prior to the first conference meeting  scheduled for Tuesday, May 8.  (See letter below)

LETTER:

http://www.trucking.org/AdvIssues/Litigation/Documents/EOBR%20letter%20to%20Conferees%20final%205-7-12.pdf