This is part of the new federal budget! = No More Mandatory 30 Minute Breaks or 34 Hour Resets!
Rolling back truck safety regulations.
Rolling back truck safety regulations. A policy rider added to the bill to sweeten the deal for Republicans will roll back truck safety regulations issued by the Department of Transportation in 2011 to prevent traffic accidents resulting from trucker fatigue. The two basic requirements were that drivers take a 30-minute rest break within the first eight hours of their shifts and take a "restart" period of 34 hours of rest weekly. According to the Department of Transportation, the "net effect of these changes was to reduce the average maximum week a driver could work from 82 hours to 70 hours. Trucking companies have been lobbying against these changes and now appear to have secured a victory by getting their repeal included in the spending bill.
Eliminated! No More Mandatory 30 Minute Breaks or 34 Hour Resets!
Discussion in 'Truckers News' started by Rockin&Rollin, Dec 10, 2014.
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lets see if this actually goes thru,
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Not eliminated as yet...a rider added to the omnibus spending bill. Needs to pass and the bill needs to be signed.
[h=2]Eliminated! No More Mandatory 30 Minute Breaks or 34 Hour Resets![/h]An exclamation point gives the impression it is a done deal...it is not -
Saw this earlier today. That's one budget I would be happy that passes.
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Let's hope this goes through. It is not "rolling back safety regulations" but easing congestion and giving drivers back a little more freedom in deciding when they sleep.
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If this passes just the two 1am to 5 am and 168 hr restart rules will be eliminated. We will still have the mandatory 30 break.
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mp8327 is right. We still would have to take the 30 minute break.
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The impression that I got today from another source was that the only thing being rolled back was...
1. The need for 2 periods between 1 am and 5 am for a 34 hour reset.
2. The removal of the restriction of only having the ability of one reset per week.
My information says nothing about the 30 minute break.Lepton1 Thanks this. -
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