Commercial Driver Compliance Improvement Act

Senators Mark Pryor and Lamar Alexander have introduced a bill that would require the use of electronic onboard recording devices for commercial carriers. The bill, the Commercial Driver Compliance Improvement Act (S.3884) was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Sept. 29, 2010. If passed, the bill will require the U.S. Department of Transportation to issue regulations to mandate EOBRs within 18 months of enactment. EOBRs can monitor hours-of-service regulations and some believe the use of them can significantly reduce issues related to FMCSA's new CSA 2010 initiative. As the industry waits on pending hours-of-service regulations, many experts believe that the use of EOBRs will grow and make paper logbooks obsolete. The bill has the support of several big carriers, many of whom have joined forces to form the Alliance for Driver Safety & Security.