* Virginia - The Virginia Tech T. I. continues to recruit truckers for 34-hour restart study
-- VTTI will track and compare truck driver fatigue and safety performance levels for drivers who operate under the suspended rule versus those who operate under the former rule, which is now in effect until at least Sept. 25... The Transport Institute is continuing to recruit truck drivers and carriers who are willing to participate in the study to determine the efficacy of the new 34-hour restart provision... VTTI is conducting the $4 million study under contract with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration... Congress mandated the field study when lawmakers suspended the 34-hour restart provision put in place July 1, 2013... That provision, which allowed use of the restart provision only once every 168 hours and required the restart to include two consecutive 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. time periods, was roundly criticized by the trucking industry, which after seeking relief from the FMCSA and not getting it, turned to Congress for help... The suspension was part of an omnibus funding bill passed late last year. The suspension is set to end Sept. 30, the end of the federal fiscal year... The less restrictive rule, which allows unlimited use of the restart and doesn’t require the two overnight periods, was reinstituted when the suspension was passed...
(Photo: Drivers' fatigue) -- Blacksburg, VA, USA - The Trucker News Services - 12 March 2015Labels: HOS debates, HOS regulations
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