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Redwood Shores, CA,USA -keepmedia.com -Aug 2005: -- On Jan. 4, 2004, the U.S. government applied strict new hours-of-service rules (HOS) to trucking operations nationwide. For many North American shippers, these tough new mandates will affect their relationships with their trucking firms in ways that add complexity and cost. There may even be broader supply chain implications as well... Under the new rules, drivers are now considered on duty when loading and unloading or waiting to clear customs paperwork, for example. For this reason, most observers anticipate significant productivity losses, in some cases approaching 20 percent, particularly for truckload firms. Wal-Mart, which runs its own gigantic fleet, expects the rule change to add $25 million in the cost of new drivers and tractors alone...
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