GPS-enhanced wireless phones could help trucking companies track their vehicles. Federal rules currently prevent truck drivers from being on the road for more than 11 hours in an effort to reduce accidents. The GPS TimeTrack by Xora can log road time and transmit that information to a central location but regulations require tracking systems, often called 'black boxes' in the airline industry, must be connected to a truck's engine Xora officials have requested the Department of Transportation (DOT) grant them a waiver, citing faster data processing and increased safety. The DOT may be persuaded by the latter, since it estimates over 5,000 truck-related deaths happened in 2004. Data from wireless units could instantly check speed, calculate billable hours, and track location, posting such data on the Web in a format easily read by operations managers as well as federal watchdogs. New software would also improve data accuracy, since drivers would be unable to manipulate records in their favor. TimeTrack would link phone software to office server software through satellite signals and wireless connections, communicating as often as every two minutes about driver and vehicle status. At the tenth hour, a text warning would appear on the phone screen accompanied by a beep. The driver's supervisor would get the same message, all without the driver touching the phone. Personal rights advocates want to avert implications of Big Brother oversight by including privacy policies. Sugar-coated or not, truck-related data appears to be going increasingly electronic.