DRIVER SHORTAGE * USA: "The feds plan to make it worse"
* Iowa - ACT's Vieth believes could make the driver shortage worse
-- ACT Research President Kenny Vieth discussed some proposals surrounding driver health and fitness that he believes could make the driver shortage worse. Requirement of a medical examiner’s certificate, drug and alcohol testing, and higher insurance premiums are a few... Veith further explained the impacts of the HOS 34-hour reset. Before a two-overnight reset, he said, traffic flows smoothly for carriers between 5 and 6 a.m., with a “modest” morning peak, and an afternoon peak from 3 to 5. Afterward, he explained, there is virtually no morning traffic between 5 and 6 a.m., with a sharp mid-morning peak, and then a significantly longer evening peak extending to 7 p.m. ...
Iowa City, IO, USA - Fleet Owner, by Cristina Commendatore - Jul 9, 2015
Labels: drivers shortage, HOS debates
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