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HOS RULES * USA
* Indiana - FTR Says HOS Changes Make Truck Shortage 'Less Likely'. Says truck capacity will be "modestly tight" in 2012
Nashville,IN,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Jan 4, 2012: -- Limited changes in truck driver hours of service regulations make a severe trucking capacity shortage “much less likely” in 2012, FTR Associates said Tuesday... However, other factors, including other safety regulations and rising costs, will keep truck capacity “modestly” tight and put pressure on rates, the research group said... FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index rose slightly less than two points in November to 5.2. Any reading above zero indicates an adequate trucking environment... In a final rule released Dec. 22, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration preserved the 11-hour daily driving limit while changing other provisions... Trucking groups and shippers argue changes to the 34-hour restart provision will reduce productivity, but those changes will not take effect until July 2013...
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