* Wiscosin - Companies using illegal tactics to circumvent Federal Laws
-- A Wisconsin television station investigating the trucking industry recently reported that many trucking companies are forcing their drivers to circumvent federal laws limiting the number of hours drivers work per week, the national law firm of Baron & Budd reports. The station, WLUK-TV in Green Bay, Wisc., alleges that drivers are being ordered to alter logbooks in order to be able to keep their jobs... Federal law mandates the number of hours that a driver is allowed to work behind the wheel each week in an effort to reduce the number of accidents resulting from fatigued drivers. Commercial drivers are limited to shifts not exceeding 14 hours per day, and may only drive a total of 11 hours. After those 11 hours, drivers must then be off-duty for 10 consecutive hours... However, drivers interviewed by the station said their employers order them to alter logbooks to show they have complied with federal regulations. These handwritten sheets are turned in to the U.S. Department of Transportation in order to verify drivers have worked the proper number of hours... They are forced to drive longer hours so that their employers can make more money, the station reports... An officer with the Wisconsin State Patrol told the station that only 100 employees across the state are responsible for inspecting the thousands of trucks that travel on state roads every day... The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that nearly 4,000 people died in crashes involving trucks and other commercial vehicles in 2013. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, about 750 people die each year in accidents attributed to fatigued commercial vehicle drivers...
(Photo: Driver stay awake alarm if may be feeling drowsy) -- Green Bay, WIS, USA - BUSINESS WIRE -May 28, 2015Labels: Driving Hours Rules, Hours Of Service
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