Really want my own rig

The OOIDA case was against the FMCSA and had nothing to do with Congress. EOBRs will be mandated simply because the perception is that truck drivers don't follow HOS regs, as required. The few that don't follow the rules are much higher profile then the majority that do and that drives the perception, whether right or wrong.
As to the rumor of the EOBR makers lobbying for them, to drive their profits, the same could be said about steer axle brakes, three point seat belts, ABS brakes and numerous other mandated devices and technology.
After 32 years I'm still waiting for the reimbursement check from Bendix for the front brakes I had to put back on my KW.

 

OH, sneaky bastads... I had not heard that.

 

Uh, it's been reported for at least a couple months now, that both the House and the Senate versions have that mandate. That court case only effected the FMCSA, not Congress.

 

And the court case succeeded because congress mandated a "mechanism to prevent driver harassment", which FMSCA didn't factor into it's ruling.

You can bet that the current legislation will remove this mandate, so the "interested parties" can move forward with making this a mandatory requirement for EVERYONE. It's buried so deep in the currently debated HR's, that I'm really not going to take the time to read the whole thing, in order to find it (I'll leave that to OOIDA, that's what we PAY THEM FOR)...

Rick

 

I was thinking of going to Mercer. No age limit although I may need an electronic engine. Idk if they runs elogs or paper

Ethan

 

Correction, that is what YOU pay them for. I won't give that ex-portable parking lot driver (little Jimmy Johnston) a thin dime.

 

...Upon further review.

The reason I didnt know is because Congress tried to slip it into the latest extension. The reason they have been extending the bill for 3 years is because they do not have the votes to pass it. An extension means that no changes can be made to the last one passed (which did not include the OBC rule).
I dont think this one will pass either so it will just be another CR (without the OBC rule).

 

CR = Continuing resolution.

 

I think Mercer is still paper. I don't know if they have an EOBR option, like LS.

 

Paper (Loose leaf) for now and Eclipse is an option. They are thinking about making Eclipse mandatory but either way nothing will require an electronic engine.