Trucking Industry Expert Witnesses & EOBR Requirements

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Trucking industry expert witnesses may opine on qualifications of truck drivers, federal motor vehicle safety standards, as well as related issues. In Electronic On-Board Recorders: More Than Just HOS Compliance, Field Technologies Online writes:

The trucking industry is facing substantial reforms in the face of recent regulatory activity concerning Hours of Service (HOS) compliance and Electronic On-Board Recorder (EOBR) requirements. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed new rules for EOBR use. Beginning June, 2012, the FMCSA will require truckers with a 10-percentor greater HOS violation rate during a single compliance review to install EOBRs on all their vehicles to track driver hours. Whether this rule will extend to all motor carriers in the future remains to be seen.

Read more: Field Technologies Online.