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Rules - USA - U.S. Retains Controversial Trucker Rule
Long haul and retailer drivers' new rules
USA - Forbes/AP -08.19.2005: -- Truckers can still spend six days on the road during the week and drive for 11 hours at a time, three hours more than safety advocates say they should... For 60 years, truckers could drive for 10 consecutive hours... A Federal Court struck down the rule, saying it was "arbitrary and capricious" and failed to consider truckers' health... Studies show the risk of deadly crashes significantly rises after the 10th and 11th hours of driving, said Joan Claybrook, president of the safety group Public Citizen. "Trucks are going to continue to be rolling time bombs on the on the highway. So many drivers are tired, and that's what causes so many crashes."... The Bush administration was left to revise it... Annette Sandberg, chief of the truck-safety agency, said the rule requires drivers to take at least 10 hours off between shifts, two more than before, and reduces the maximum work day from 15 hours to 14... But Claybrook said that drivers can drive 20 percent longer and spend 30 percent more time on duty under the new rule... The administration also announced a new set of rules for truck drivers who travel less than 150 miles in a day and don't need a commercial driver's license... Those drivers, who typically work for retailers and small package-delivery companies, would be partially exempt from the 14-hour workday. For two days a week, they could work 16-hour days, including breaks. Wal-Mart and other retailers have lobbied Congress to extend the workday for truckers to 16 hours, something labor unions and safety advocates say would make roadways more dangerous for all drivers...
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