In
the U.S., commercial motor vehicle carriers
must comply with CFR 49, Section 395 –
Commercial Drivers Hours of Service. It
specifically outlines a compliant device.
EOBR
2012 goes into effect
on June 4, 2012. It states that motor carriers
that have demonstrated serious noncompliance
with the D.O.T. Hours of Service rules will
be subject to mandatory installation of
Electronic On-Board Recording (EOBR’s)
devices that meet the new performance standards
for such devices. If FMCSA determines, based
on HOS records reviewed during a compliance
review, that a motor carrier has a 10 percent
or greater violation rate for any HOS regulation,
FMCSA will issue the carrier an EOBR remedial
directive.
The
motor carrier will then be required to install
EOBRs in all of its CMVs regardless of their
date of manufacture and use the devices
for HOS recordkeeping for a period of 2
years, unless the carrier (i) already equipped
its vehicles with automatic on-board recording
devices prior to the finding, and (ii) demonstrates
to FMCSA that its drivers understand how
to use
the devices. |
