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Trucker's Fatigue * USA - What are the Regulations?
Dallas,TX,USA -24/7 Press Release -October 4, 2009: -- A trucker's work day is tiring, even though he is seated at the wheel most of the time. Truck design has improved over the years so that seats are more comfortable, ventilation is better, and ergonomic principles have governed cab design... Limits on Continuous Work Hours - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) determines work hours and conditions for truckers engaged in interstate commerce:* The trucker may drive for 11 hours and work for as much as 14 hours (including non-driving work such as checking or adjusting loads, checking tires, filling the gas tank etc.) but then must take ten hours off.
* If a driver works for 60 hours in a seven-day period or for 70 hours in an eight-day period, he must then take 34 consecutive hours off.
Truck drivers are usually paid according to how many miles or hours they drive. That motivates them to work at, or close to, the maximum legal time allowed and a 50-hour work week is common.
Information that must be recorded for the FMCSA includes:
• Truck number
• Name of carrier and the main office address
• Date and time
• Total miles driven that day
• Name of co-driver
• Shipping document numbers
• Driver's signature to certify the truth of all entries
Failure to record this daily information makes the driver subject to prosecution... (Photo from manhattanoffender)
Labels: drivers fatigue
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