Tag: HOS

"Delays at shipping and receiving facilities during cargo loading and unloading may result in travel delays and lost wages for drivers."

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has again extended an executive order that exempts fuel truck drivers from normal Hours Of Service rules. Pipeline And Refinery Problems...

The FMCSA this week announced they've denied the ATA's application for an exemption from the 14-hour provision of HOS that would have allowed drivers to exclude their waiting time from their on-duty time.

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) yesterday announced they're seeking to collect "real-world information on the daily situations and challenges drivers face in locating appropriate an safe parking. ATRI is recruiting drivers who will keep a 14-day diary of their truck parking issues."

The FMCSA coercion rule goes into effect today. The rule was established to prevent or punish shippers, carriers, receivers, and brokers from requesting that a driver violate trucking laws, intimidating drivers or threatening drivers who are unwilling to violate trucking laws.

The FMCSA this morning announced a final rule to help protect drivers from being coerced into violating federal safety regulations has been published in the Federal Register.

The FMSCA says that Hours of Service violations have fallen dramatically while other commercial vehicle violations have risen slightly.

J.B. Hunt released a report to help shippers understand HOS rules and how wasting a truck driver's time costs everyone money.

This trucker filmed video shows the interaction between a tired trucker and the Georgia cop who pulled him over.

The FMCSA has denied an HOS rules exemption request from Washington state trucker who says that the current regulations force him to drive while sleepy.

"After many years of crash decreases, everyone knows our industry has experienced an uptick in crashes," said Dean Newell, Vice President, Safety of Maverick USA, Inc. and a member of ATRI's Research Advisory Committee. "This latest analysis from ATRI validates both changes in operations and crash risk that seem to be associated with the restart rule. Regulations should serve to improve safety, not create additional safety risks."

The 8-hour rule, in my opinion is an unnecessary restraint on drivers. I think that BEFORE they placed such a restraint on drivers they should have first recognized the need for parking for these breaks.