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Jan 29, 2016

TRUCKERS HOS DEBATES * USA: More dangerous roads?

* Alabama - Trucking regulation could cause more danger for motorists

-- A regulation enacted by the US Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that reduces the hours truck drivers can spend on the roads could actually be dangerous to everyone on the roads... The rule states that truckers can only spend 14 hours a day "on duty" from the moment they start. This eliminates their flexibility, particularly the ability to take a nap during the day... Also, the distance truckers have to drive hasn't changed, but the time they have to get there has shrunk. This means that drivers may have to speed in order to get where they're going, making the roads unsafe... WAAY-31 spoke with Brenda Hopson, whose husband is a truck driver, and she says that the regulation has "cut their income almost in half" by reducing the amount of hours he can work... The Department of Transportation declined to comment on the piece, saying only that the regulation was intended for "safety"... 
(Photo: A Generic Semi Truck)   --  Huntsville, ALA, USA - WAAY TV, by Jeff Martin and Breken Terry

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