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Sep 25, 2014

HOS DEBATES * USA: Truckers' opinions ...

* Arkansas - ... mixed on ‘restart’ rule 

Ozark,ARK,USA -Arkansas Times Record, by John Lovett -September 23, 2014: -- Varying opinions can be found at truck stops on a government regulation that aims to keep truckers from driving more than 70 hours a week... Truckers have had more than a year to adjust to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Hours of Service Rule, and while some drivers see it as a good rule that gives them more time to rest, others find it impractical in an industry that has a wide variety of types of carriers and methods... Daniel Nephew of Waterford, Mich., said the rules have made the roads more congested during the daytime, and made finding a parking space at a truck stop more difficult at night. In trucks without electronic recordkeeping, there is no sure way of proving adherence anyway, Nephew points out... Veteran driver of 28 years Wendell Ahrens who lives in Missouri and works out of North Carolina near Asheville. He stays out for 10-day stretches and said he’d rather have the old rules back with less regulation. “I may drive 11 hours in one day with ease, but if I have to stay in traffic a long time, I might just end up only driving five hours” ... Not every driver is upset with the new rules... Bruce Rogers, a solo long-haul carrier, said he favors the regulation. He owns and operates R-Way Express out of Spencer, Tenn. Rogers said he would like to expand his operation but can’t afford to hire a new drivers... Doug Clayton of Miller Transports in Pryor, Okla., said he doesn’t stay out for extensive long hauls often, but was in favor of the “restart” rules... Essentially, there seems to be no simple way to make a blanket rule for the 3.2 million truck drivers on American highways...

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