FMCSA proposes all interstate CMVs have electronic ID systems

From Transport Topics.

Federal trucking regulators have issued a proposal that would require every commercial motor vehicle operating in interstate commerce be equipped with an electronic identification system that would help inspectors better target high-risk motor carriers.

The advance notice of proposed rulemaking, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in a Sept. 21 Federal Register notice, asks stakeholders their thoughts on several critical questions — including privacy and security issues — on how the agency should proceed on myriad technology challenges.

“FMCSA is soliciting further information regarding various aspects of electronic identification including the best possible technical and operational concepts along with associated costs, benefits, security, vulnerability, privacy and other relevant deployment and operational implications,” the notice said.

Trucking stakeholders also are being asked to comment on questions ranging from what data should be included as part of the electronic identification to precisely how should the data be transmitted and received, and how should privacy of the data be protected.

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