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HOS - USA - Semi drivers try to keep on trucking, with new limits
New federal guidelines place restrictions on driving hours; some say it’s still not enough
Manitowoc, Wis,USA -Herald Times Reporter By Kevin Braley -Nov. 04, 2005: -- Dennis Beans, a truck driver for Cleveland-based Chizek Transport Inc., said driving 11 hours straight is hard, tiring work... “I have driven 11 hours straight only a few times,” the seven-year veteran from Michigan City, Ind., said, “and when I stop, I realize then how tired I am"... New federal guidelines that went into effect Oct. 1 allow truckers to drive up to 11 hours straight and work 14-hour days. The maximum drive time used to be 10 hours, but the Bush administration upped that in 2003. After safety advocates complained, the administration revised its rules this past summer to make some changes to a truckers’ workday, but the 11-hour limit remained... Some safety advocates say the limit should be eight hours... Trucking company and government transportation officials contend the new rules strike a proper balance between the need to keep goods moving and the need to keep people on the road safe. Truck drivers can spend more time behind the wheel, but their rest is much more regulated than before... For example, a trucker’s total workday, which could include loading and unloading time, has been shortened from 15 to 14 hours. For the first time, drivers are required to rest for at least 10 hours in a row, eight of which must be in their sleeper berth...
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