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logbook (Continued from Page 14) was FMCSA-led training for driver supervisors and law enforcement regarding what could constitute harassment. Debate about limiting real-time, two-way communication with the devices ended with the committee in part divided on the subject of whether such fleet management tools should be required to be included in new standards for the devices. Both the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and Teamsters Union representatives on the committee, in addition to others, opposed requiring such tools to be a part of any electronic logging system. "The fleet management system that could be incorporated into the [electronic logging device] could open the door to harassment," a note in the report says. Stephen Owings of Road Safe America, a safety advocacy group, proposed an item for inclusion that pointed out "benefits of EOBRs" U.S. SPOT MARKET loads on TransCore's network declined 14 percent in December from November but were 25 percent higher than the previous year. Spot market capacity increased 9 percent from the previous month and 24 percent over a year earlier. FOR-HIRE TRUCKING added 5,300 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Payroll employment in for-hire trucking was up by 51,500, or 4 percent, from January 2011. Employment is up 7.2 percent from the bottom in March 2010, but it remains 9 percent below the peak in January 2007. to drivers relative to harassment by carriers. With EOBRs in use, the report stated, "Carriers are less likely to pressure drivers to drive beyond their maximum hours." OOIDA Executive Vice President Todd Spencer disputed Owings and anyone else "who thinks that EOBR data can't be and isn't changed in back rooms and in the systems that collect the data," he said. "It does happen, and I think it probably will always happen." — Staff Reports CLASS 8 TRUCK total net orders for January were forecast at 24,900 to 25,200 units for all major North American truck makers, reports ACT Research Co. and FTR Associates. January orders were down 17 percent from December and 9 percent lower than January 2011, says FTR. www.TruckersEdge.net 800.280.2467 What's quantity without quality? Get the biggest and the best. The largest Internet load board with the most exclusive listings Best value: get higher paying loads Fast-paying brokers with highest credit rating in industry Easy to use © 2011 TransCore. All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. "Best paying freight. best service. Best paying load board, And I get paid fast." Standard Package $34.95 per month Unlimited load searching & truck posting plus: • Days-to-pay • MC number, bond, and credit profile lookup • Mileage and routing by TruckMiles® • Alarm Match notification 78 OVERDRIVE MARCH 2012 TRUCKING OPPORTUNITIES SHOR T HA ULS