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HOS * USA - FMCSA retains key HoS provisions
Arlington,VA,USA -Truck News, by Adam Ledlow -12 Dec 2007: -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has welcomed the Interim Final Rule on drivers' Hours-of-Service, which was issued today by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)... The rule retains the key components of the 2004 rule, which ATA has supported. Components of the rule include:
* Increasing from eight to 10 hours the minimum amount of time that drivers must be off-duty between shifts, providing a greater opportunity for seven to eight hours of sleep;
* Reducing the maximum daily on-duty time by one hour from 15 to 14 and eliminating the provision allowing this time be "tolled" by breaks;
* Providing a maximum 11-hour driving time per shift to complete runs safely;
* Promoting schedules nearer to a 24-hour circadian cycle; and
* Allowing for a minimum of 34 consecutive off-duty hours of rest, recovery and restart to eliminate potential sleep debt.
* OOIDA supports FMCSA's interim HoS rules
Washington,DC,USA -Truck News/Land Line Magazine -12 Dec 2007: -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has expressed support of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announcement that it is planning to retain key provisions of the US HoS rules...
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