The new Hours of Service (HOS) regulations go into effect today. In many ways these regulations are simply the old, pre-President Bush, regulations with some minor changes. Nonetheless, you can expect the trucking industry to be up in arms. I have posted on the new HOS previously HERE
The outrage is primarily because the trucking…
I predict within the next three years that Congress will mandate Electric On Board Recorders (EOBR) because EOBR’s make the trucking industry safer. While the FMCSA has a final rule to require EOBR’s on about 1,000 motor carriers, I would expect that this rule will be significantly expanded. While EOBR’s can still be faked, and I have blogged on…