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Jun 18, 2013

ATRI: HOS restart, will cost $189 million a year * USA

* New York - Trucking sector braces for new rules 

NY,USA -AP/The WSJ, by Bob Sechler -June 17, 2013: -- Their drivers might be better rested, but the trucking sector is steeling itself for the worst... Pessimism abounds regarding new regulations set to kick in July 1 mandating increased rest periods for truckers behind the wheel. The industry appealed the regulations with oral arguments in March, but their appeal appears likely to be shot down... As a result, some industry executives have skipped right to the last part of the old maxim about hoping for the best but preparing for the worst... Among the other changes, drivers cannot drive more than eight consecutive hours without taking a 30 minute break, although they can still drive a maximum 11 hours a day. They also can’t work more than 70 hours in a seven-day period without taking a “restart period” of 34 consecutive off-duty hours, which must include two “night-rest” periods from 1 a.m.-5 a.m... Trucking companies contend the mandates could play havoc with scheduling and hurt productivity by putting extra limits on driver hours... John White, executive vice president for sales and marketing at long-haul trucking company U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc., estimated his company already has spent “probably $100,000 minimum” to prepare for the new rules, including training for the bulk of its drivers and reprogramming of electronic log books. U.S. Xpress also has been pushing for price increases of 3%-4% as long-term contracts come up for renewal, he said, partly because of the so-called “hours-of-service” rules... 


* Virginia - HOS restart changes to cost industry $189 million a year, ATRI says: Expenses are in contrast to benefits forecast by FMCSA 

Arlington,VA, USA -Tranport Topics -17 June 2013: -- Upcoming restrictions to the 34-hour restart provision of the hours-of-service rule for truck drivers will cost the trucking industry $189 million annually — a $322 million difference from the $133 million benefit that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration estimated when it wrote the new restrictions, according to a study released Monday... The American Transportation Research Institute study said FMCSA’s reliance on driver logs from carriers undergoing compliance reviews, in addition to the agency’s estimate that only 15% of drivers would be affected by the new restrictions, contributed to the grossly incorrect cost-benefit analysis...

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