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HOS * USA - House, Truckers Seek to Block Change
* Industry argues tigher regulations would backfire, put more trucks on the road
(Photo: Trucks parked at a rest stop USA)
Washington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce, by Mark Szakonyi -Nov 30, 2011: -- Trucking companies urged Congress on Wednesday to block proposed changes to truck driver work hours, arguing tighter restrictions would backfire by putting more trucks on the road and making highways more congested and unsafe... The comments came at a hearing aimed at building momentum to stop changes already moving through regulatory channels that could sharply overhaul the rules on how long and when truck drivers can be on the road... An FMCSA report released in October said the number of large trucks involved in fatal crashes declined 21 percent in 2009 from 2008, the largest annual decline since records have been kept. Fatal truck crashes declined 31 percent from 2007 through 2009, the agency said in its report... But FMCSA Administrator, Anne Ferro, told a House subcommittee the rate of accidents caused by fatigue has increased in recent years. She also said fatalities historically have declined during a recession, and the recent drops came as economic activity in the United States retrenched sharply from 2007 to 2009...Labels: Driving Hours Rules, Hours Of Service
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