ATA Welcomes FMCSA Electronic Logging Device Proposal
Officials from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) have said they welcome the proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to mandate the use of electronic logging devices in commercial trucks as a potential improvement for highway safety.
“ATA supports FMCSA’s efforts to mandate these devices in commercial vehicles as a way to improve safety and compliance in the trucking industry and to level the playing field with thousands for fleets that have already voluntarily moved to this technology,” said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves.
“It is past time to replace pencil and paper with 21st Century technology,” said ATA Chairman Phil Byrd, president of Bulldog Hiway Express, Charleston, S.C.
ATA noted that it had successfully advocated for inclusion of a provision mandating ELDs in the most recent highway authorization law.
“After carefully considering stakeholder input on this proposal, we urge the agency to move quickly to craft a final rule that ensures deployment of tamper-proof equipment, while still ensuring the regulatory flexibility needed to accommodate the diversity of the trucking industry and the ELD vendor community,” noted ATA Executive Vice President Dave Osiecki.
“We especially appreciate FMCSA proposing that paper printouts of ELD data be an acceptable means of demonstrating hours of service compliance, but not requiring all ELDs to be printer-equipped,” he added.
Category: General Update
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