Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Truckers, OOIDA say EOBRs will not make highways safer

GRAIN VALLEY, MO -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which represents small business truckers and professional truckers, responded to the announcement yesterday by the U.S. Department of Transportation proposing a rule to mandate electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) for interstate commercial motor carriers.

“EOBRs are nothing more than over-priced record keepers,” said Todd Spencer, Executive Vice President of OOIDA. “This proposal is actually another example of the administration’s determination to wipe out small businesses by continuing to crank out overly burdensome regulations that simply run up costs.”"

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 OOIDA Press Release