Penalties stiffened * USA - For violating out-of-service orders
Truckers violating out-of-service orders now face longer CDL suspensions and increased fines
Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine -July 5, 2007: -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a final rule in the Federal Register Thursday, July 5, that implements quite a few provisions mandated by the current highway funding legislation... Included in the July 5 final rule are changes to both the CDL suspensions and civil penalties for truckers and employers of truckers who violate out-of-service orders... Starting Sept. 4, truckers with non-hazmat loads busted violating an out-of-service order will lose their CDL for no less than 180 days and no more than one year for the first violation, a move that doubles the minimum suspension...
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