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Aug 19, 2015

HOURS of SERVICE * USA: Debate

* DC - GAO: FMCSA study on 2013 hours-of-service rule flawed, safety conclusions could be inaccurate


 -- A new Congressional report says the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has limited ability to truly evaluate the 2013-implemented hours-of-service rule because its study did not meet research standards and has data constraints... The GAO report covers the agency’s 2014-released study on the HOS rule, not the one currently in the works required by a December 2014 DOT-funding act, which also suspended certain portions of the 2013 rule... The U.S. House’s transportation committee asked the Government Accountability Office to review FMCSA’s study on the 2013 HOS rule... In December, Congress suspended the two-night provision until September 30, 2015 or when the FMCSA completes a new study, which ever comes later. It also suspended the once-per-week limit of the restart’s use...  
Washington, DC, USA - Overdrive, by Jill Dunn - July 30, 2015

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