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May 30, 2000 12:30 PM, EDT

In-truck computers to monitor driver hours were endorsed by some of the largest trucking companies in the country when the Arkansas Trucking Association voted last week to support the proposed federal mandate for “black boxes” on trucks.

The state group backed the idea of requiring the technology only if devices can be created to meet the needs of all trucking fleets.

The Department of Transportation’s proposal for revising hours-of-service regulations includes use of electronic recorders to replace handwritten logbooks for long-haul and regional truck drivers.

Most trucking response to the mandate has been negative. The Arkansas endorsement bucks that trend and comes from a group that includes J.B. Hunt Transport, Arkansas Best Corp., Wal-Mart Stores and other heavy hitters of the industry.

For the full story, see the May 29 print edition of Transport Topics. .