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Understanding Electronic Identification for Trucks

Explore many of those Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) Questions

Learn about Universal Truck Identification Devices and
How They Affect your Business

A regulatory agency tests out a proposal or solicits ideas before it drafts a NPRM (the actual proposed rulemaking). This whitepaper will explore many of those questions sought by FMCSA including:

    • Should UIDs be required?
    • What information should be transmitted by a UID – the truck’s identity data or much more?
    • Which vehicles would be required to have a UID – all trucks or only new trucks?
    • Should a truck driver’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII, such as social security number, full name, phone number, email address) be included in the data transmitted by the UID?
    • How exactly should the information be transmitted and received what telecommunications frequency, for example?
    • How would the transmitted information be used?

While the proposal asked about the potential exclusion of a truck driver’s personal information, it made no mention about whether information that a motor carrier may deem proprietary, such as cargo hauled, routes traveled, and customers data should be excluded.


WHAT'S INSIDE?

    • What Would Happen Following a UID Transmission?

    • How Much Would UIDs Cost?

    • How Would the UID Data Be Used?

    • Would UID’s Improve Safety?

Distinguish your business by staying informed

The Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) has opened discussions on a proposed requirement to electronically identify trucks to roadside law enforcement. This ICSA whitepaper will help you navigate the many unanswered questions about electronic identification.

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