Information on the current use of electronic recorders and opinions on mandatory electronic recorder use was obtained from truck and bus fleets and owner operators through the cooperation of several trucking industry associations. Due to the low response rate (12 percent), the results cannot be considered as representive of the larger population of fleets and trucks. One-third or more of responding NPTC members, and large private and for-hire fleets used electronic recorders, although only about half were equipped with the HOS function. There is a clear pattern, evident in the responses received and the 1992 TIUS data, of increasing ER use with larger fleets. ER use ranges from 0 to only a few percent in small truck fleets, among owner operators, and in bus fleets. The association between fleet size and the use of electronic recorders appears to be an important issue. Based on the 1996 MCMIS data, 90 percent of all carriers operate less than 9 trucks. There is no evidence that ERs are cost effective in small fleets. The overwhelming view of fleets of all sizes is that mandatory use of electronic recorders would require an excessive expenditure for minimal benefits.
Electronic Recorder Study
1998
134 pages
Report
No indication
English
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