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US truckers denied exemption from mandated spy-in-the cab devices
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EXEMPTIONS from spy-in-the cap devices sought by small truckers in the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association have been denied by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), reports the American Journal of Transportation.
The FMCSA's mandate requires that truck drivers use ELDs to track their driving and non-driving activities even though such devices can only track movement and location of a vehicle.
"For months the FMCSA has been granting exemptions to other organisations, some not even actually in trucking but relying on trucks for their businesses," said OOIDA vice president Todd Spencer.
The truckers requested that small business truckers that have already proven their ability to operate safely should not be subject to purchasing costly, unproven and uncertified devices.
OOIDA had sought a five-year exemption for motor carriers classified as small businesses by the Small Business Administration and with a proven safety history with no attributable at-fault crashes and who do not have a Carrier Safety Rating of "Unsatisfactory."
The issue of self-certification of vendors was one of the main issues raised by OOIDA in the exemption request. FMCSA has stated that they do not know if the self-certified ELD's listed on their website fulfill regulatory requirements in the mandate.
"Most small business motor carriers can ill afford to make these purchases only to learn later that the ELD is non-compliant. Yet they are required to do so or risk violation," said Mr Spencer.
A five-year exemption would provide necessary time for ELD manufacturers to be fully vetted by the agency, which would alleviate small-business motor carriers from learning that they purchased a device that could damage their vehicles electronic control module or be hacked.
The ELD mandate is estimated to cost impacted stakeholders US$2 billion annually, making it one of the most expensive federal transportation rulemakings over the last decade.
The FMCSA's mandate requires that truck drivers use ELDs to track their driving and non-driving activities even though such devices can only track movement and location of a vehicle.
"For months the FMCSA has been granting exemptions to other organisations, some not even actually in trucking but relying on trucks for their businesses," said OOIDA vice president Todd Spencer.
The truckers requested that small business truckers that have already proven their ability to operate safely should not be subject to purchasing costly, unproven and uncertified devices.
OOIDA had sought a five-year exemption for motor carriers classified as small businesses by the Small Business Administration and with a proven safety history with no attributable at-fault crashes and who do not have a Carrier Safety Rating of "Unsatisfactory."
The issue of self-certification of vendors was one of the main issues raised by OOIDA in the exemption request. FMCSA has stated that they do not know if the self-certified ELD's listed on their website fulfill regulatory requirements in the mandate.
"Most small business motor carriers can ill afford to make these purchases only to learn later that the ELD is non-compliant. Yet they are required to do so or risk violation," said Mr Spencer.
A five-year exemption would provide necessary time for ELD manufacturers to be fully vetted by the agency, which would alleviate small-business motor carriers from learning that they purchased a device that could damage their vehicles electronic control module or be hacked.
The ELD mandate is estimated to cost impacted stakeholders US$2 billion annually, making it one of the most expensive federal transportation rulemakings over the last decade.