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Electronic On-Board Recorders
FMCSA Listening Session
Critics of recorder proposal blast agency
By Andy Duncan

It was billed as a “listening session,” and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials got an earful March 12 as a parade of speakers denounced the agency for not universally mandating electronic on-board recorders for heavy trucks.

In the daylong meeting at U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters in Washington, D.C., the agency’s proposal to require recorders only for fleets with a history of serious hours-of-service violations was called “inexplicable,” “incredible,” “irresponsible,” “another failed effort,” a “travesty,” “utterly ludicrous” and “utterly contemptuous.” All the barbs were faithfully transcribed by a court reporter for the public docket, and all the critics were politely thanked as they sat down.
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Senator Feinstein's Letter
CBS2 (Los Angeles, California); Thursday, November 15, 2007

HEADLINE: Sen. Feinstein Calls For Trucking Industry Reform

Pat Harvey Reporting

(CBS) Senator Dianne Feinstein, like thousands of CBS 2 and KCAL 9 viewers, was incredibly moved by Pat Harvey's exclusive report about the Coble family tragedy and their efforts to help reform the trucking industry.

In a letter to John H. Hill, Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Senator Feinstein Thursday highlighted the risk of long-distance truck driver fatigue and requested information about current efforts to address this growing problem.
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