FAZZ LANE Transport

FMCSA is considering a mandate requiring all trucks to be equipped with an electronic identification system capable of wirelessly transmitting a unique ID, as well as other information about the truck and driver, to law enforcement. The Agency asserts these changes would allow law enforcement to target high-risk carriers, but we are skeptical of these claims and have a host of concerns about how this proposal would negatively affect truckers and highway safety.

You can make your voice heard on this issue by commenting today!

This proposal sends up red flags about privacy, information security, enforcement fairness, costs to truckers, and more. In particular, FMCSA is looking at transmitting a wide range of information, like carrier name, carrier contact information, USDOT number, or possibly even information about the driver such as hours of service, Commercial Driver's License compliance, and medical certification. For an agency that has failed to ensure the safe and responsible deployment of other systems, such as ELDs, it is unthinkable that they would mandate even more information technology.

To fight this proposal, please submit your views to FMCSA using OOIDA's Fighting For Truckers. The public comment period is open through November 22nd.

To learn more, you can also read the full proposal here.

Thank you!

-OOIDA Call to Action Team