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Truckers to court: Federal spy in the cab violates US Constitution
AMERICA's Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is going to court to end electronic monitoring of trucks because it violates "rights against unreasonable search and seizure", reports the American Journal of Transportation.
The OOIDA filed its case in the US Court of Appeals in Chicago to void a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule that requires interstate truckers to install electronic logging devices (ELDs) in their vehicles.
"The agency provided no proof of their claims that this mandate would improve highway safety. They didn't even attempt to compare the safety records of trucking companies that use ELDs and those that do not," said OOIDA president and CEO Jim Johnston.
"There is simply no proof that the costs, burdens and privacy infringements associated with this mandate are justified," he said.
"For most truckers, a truck is not just a vehicle, but is also an office and a home away from home," said Mr Johnston.
"This mandate means monitoring the movement and activities of real people for law enforcement purposes and is an outrageous intrusion of the privacy of professional truckers," he said.
Under federal hours-of-service regulations, commercial truck drivers are limited in the number of hours they can work and drive daily as well as on a weekly basis.
The FMCSA's mandate requires that truck drivers use ELDs to track their driving and non-driving activities even though such devices can only track movement and location of a vehicle.
The FMCSA finalised the rule last year for all interstate commercial motor vehicles model year 2000 and newer.
OOIDA also listed other arguments in the legal brief requesting the court to vacate the rule.
The OOIDA filed its case in the US Court of Appeals in Chicago to void a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule that requires interstate truckers to install electronic logging devices (ELDs) in their vehicles.
"The agency provided no proof of their claims that this mandate would improve highway safety. They didn't even attempt to compare the safety records of trucking companies that use ELDs and those that do not," said OOIDA president and CEO Jim Johnston.
"There is simply no proof that the costs, burdens and privacy infringements associated with this mandate are justified," he said.
"For most truckers, a truck is not just a vehicle, but is also an office and a home away from home," said Mr Johnston.
"This mandate means monitoring the movement and activities of real people for law enforcement purposes and is an outrageous intrusion of the privacy of professional truckers," he said.
Under federal hours-of-service regulations, commercial truck drivers are limited in the number of hours they can work and drive daily as well as on a weekly basis.
The FMCSA's mandate requires that truck drivers use ELDs to track their driving and non-driving activities even though such devices can only track movement and location of a vehicle.
The FMCSA finalised the rule last year for all interstate commercial motor vehicles model year 2000 and newer.
OOIDA also listed other arguments in the legal brief requesting the court to vacate the rule.
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