The promised Hours Of Service (HOS) reform bill has been delayed yet again. This time, no date was given. Instead, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration just said it is “hopeful” that the new proposed rule will be published soon.
FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez promised that HOS reform would be happening on “a very aggressive time line.” Initially, the proposed rule was expected to be published in March. But that proved to be too optimistic.
Most recently, the FMCSA’s estimate was for a June 7th publication date. But now the FMCSA is blaming the White House Office of Management and Budget for the delay. The OMB has had the proposed rule since March, but reports indicate that the OMB workload piled up during the partial government shutdown at the beginning of the year, and that led to a backlog which is still being worked through.
“FMCSA’s proposed rule on changes to the hours-of-service regulations continues to be reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget,” said an FMCSA spokesperson according to Transport Topics. “The timelines in the Department’s regulatory updates serve as goals for the Agency and are reflective of FMCSA’s plan to move quickly during this rulemaking process. The Agency is hopeful the rule will be published soon.”
Source: ttnews, truckersreport
DG says
I wish they would just do away with HOS all togther.
John says
Not while we have idiots falling asleep at the wheel instead of pulling over. The few ruin it for the many
Wheel holder says
If there are no rules you think everyone will just drive non-stop? That’s an idiotic notion. If there are no rules people won’t feel rushed, they’ll drive until they’re tired and sleep until they wake up. We’ve been cheating the rules for years with fewer wrecks and unsafe driving violations than we have now. I run over 4000 miles a week and do it all during “normal” hours. My truck does 107 mph, but rarely sees anything over 65, I don’t do 30 through a parking lot like a lot of people, I’ve never scratched paint, and always pass an inspection. Mainly because I’m not rushed. If something needs attention I take care of it immediately, avoid rush hours, and pay attention.
Bonnie Larrow says
No rules might mean dispatchers pushing drivers to go more, more, more. And drivers not strong enough to stand up for themselves would wreck anyway… it seems like a no win situation because people don’t self regulate
James L Winekoff says
I agree except for one thing it shouldn’t be set up so the bad driver’s affect the good. The complete 2010 program is nothing but communism. It’s not about safety it’s another untrue statement.Its really about control.
Scotty says
Yeah there is no need for safety! SMH! 30 Year tanker driver here…
King blake says
Can they tell us what they are considering giving us?
George says
2 hours on line 2 should pause 14 hour clock. Thee end.
Randy Todd Alleman says
They also want to do away with the 30 minute lunch
Craig Gallagher says
You figure, kick the can a little farther
Ken says
All we need is on-duty and off-duty and allow up to 12 hours of on-duty in the last 24 hours. The end.
Jennie Taylor says
There have been more accident since this eld go back to paper logs or give the drivers more control over this eld as in pause it when necessary it’s only fair that we can drive our trucks the way we want to. As long as we stay within our hours. If a driver stops and takes a nap for 2 to 4 hours then they should be able to stop and go on that Sleeper Berth line without an eating up are driving time. That is why there is so many accidents happening a driver should be able to drive according to how the body is feeling not according to how the Eld is making Drive. Because I don’t see why driver has to hurry up and get from point A to point B just to sit and wait these eld’s are making drivers drive tired. It’s not the hours of service it’s the Eld
Lady Doe says
The government is not going to make any changes that will HELP THE O/O . The PRODUCE HAULERS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME.
kc says
This is just status quo for the government to delay these measures. Just goes to show it’s not about real safety concern, it’s about control. The facts are well known the ELD’s with this nonsense of HOS is a complete failure to ensure safety on the roads. Fatalities are going up because of this, yet nothing gets done. It’s plain shameful how the elites just keep selfishly seek only to benefit for themselves.
dougwilkerson says
without any c d l drivers on your committee how can you ever redo laws that worked fine since they were introduced in the 1930s lol each attempt you folks have made to change for the better has only made it worse get some real help from some produce haulers and perhaps even the owner ops you folks are legislating out of work ! thanks ? lol
W sanders says
What do you expect from a bunch of bureaucrats that have no experience in trucking. They don’t care about the drivers, never have never will
John says
Just go back to the way it was! 1 infractions = lose your license! Can’t get it back until a full review before your peers in court! Possibly never get it back!
Tommy Molnar says
“Initially, the proposed rule was expected to be published in March. But that proved to be too optimistic.”
In fact, any action on ANY of this is “too optimistic”!
John brueckman says
We need to shut the trucks down show these a%%holes we mean business.they are toying with our lives and income.like this trucker shortage the government is clueless. SHUT DOWN THE TRUCKS!!!!!!!
T.T says
I agree to shut down the trucks. It will take all of the TRUCKING industry to make a good impact on this.
Dennis Davis says
I’ve been saying that For YEARS! It will never happen because most all truck drivers are just big ‘pussies’ when it comes to DOING something verses Talking !! That is why there are more Leased drivers and company drivers than there are Independent Owners/Operators. Independent O/O”s take risks that others are to scared to! They would shut down in a heartbeat to prove a point or make one!!!
BK says
I went through the strikes of the 70s all it accomplishes is loss of revenue
james ingebritson says
the “donations” must not be quite right yet they need more time to find the highest bidder to see which rules they will change. ridiculous
Jim says
FMCSA is being cooersed by the anti-big-truck – also known as Green energy groups.
KS says
Agreed!!!!!! Shut the trucks down!!!!! We can survive a week or two, they can’t!!!!!
Bill says
Well it’s about time. For many truckers to go on along vacation.
Jude says
“reform delayed”?? The regulations have been undergoing “reform” since the ELD mandate was signed into law. Every day it seems we hear about another sector being exempted from the law or being given some “special consideration”.
Wheel holder says
Surprised the government can keep their bathrooms stocked with soap and TP. Here’s a simple fix. Sure leave the ELD trackers in the trucks, like an airplane’s black box, and do away with the HOS rules. Just let us do our deal. Make the penalties for screwing up so severe people won’t push their limits! Sure people are still people and some will push, but they won’t be out here long. Plenty of laws protecting employees nowadays, you ain’t getting canned for being tired and missing an appointment. Most companies don’t run guys hard enough to worry about the rules we have now. If you can’t handle the work go try something that suits you better. Like living in your mom’s basement. Trucking is about the only industry that expects us to do stuff for free, which is our own fault from years ago. Get the foreigners and idiots to stop hauling cheap freight. The rates will come up eventually, they’ll have to. If the rate on a load of plywood goes up $500 that’s only $1 per sheet. People are still gonna but it, but the truck is now making money. C’mon folks!
Gary says
If trucker is out of time to drive and he pull in to a truck stop its full.the trucker goes find another truck stop its full he keep driving .I till he find a parking place.if pull over on side of the freeway he could get a ticket or if he over in time keep driving or have a wreck he still gets a ticket. The federal government needs put more pull off spots on interstate a for truckers
Jeremy says
It’s pretty simple, just give us a 14 hour day, do whatever you want with them. Drive all 14 if ya want, as long as you have 10 off every 24 hrs, or better yet 8 off every 24.
Ronald says
What exactly are the proposed changes
Robert Benoit says
Actually the log book is thanks to the railroad. 1939. If I got that right. They also pushed for ICC which is now DOT. Google is your best friend. Look it up.
Nemo says
The OMB would have finished with it but they can only work on it for 11 hours in a day.
Patrick says
I feel the current HOS are about as good as you can get, the only change I suggest is 12 hrs drive time with the current 14 hr day
Robert says
Just leave it as is. And no exception for anyone, it should be enforced Equally across the industry. the public doesn’t care if your lettuce rots, your cows die, or your toilet paper gets delivered. And your hometime doesn’t mean squat, If they make changes, someone is going to cry and moan, about how it doesn’t work for them. Then what 3 or 4 years later, more changes. Or what if, the artificial intelligence driving the new trucks decides to go on strike. Then what. But now there’s a fresh batch of 18 year olds ready to takeover. EVERY ONE NEEDS TO JUST RELAX, THE GOVERNMENT HAS IT UNDER CONTROL, AND WITH OUR BEST INTERESTS AND OUR SAFETY BEING PRIORITY ONE. REALLY. The government has thrown a lot of money at this problem, and is willing to throw more, REALLY, as much as needed to make this as good as it can be for US, REALLY trust in the government, REALLY. It’s all about us, REALLY.. Truckers being happy is #1 PRIORITY of the government. REALLY.. have a nice day, REALLY. 🙈🙉🙊.
Sara says
Hos . What to do when we are held up by Autonomous
Steve says
I have written several legislator’s as well as other decision makers. The following were my proposals after driving since 1981 and encountering many different challenges. First the rules were made in the late 30’s to protect the drivers. But now with the ELD’S carriers, brokers and shippers are using them against the drivers. The ELD’S provide the flexibility to break up the HOS rules into 1 minute segments. So the following would restore the protections, while providing a measure of safety for all.
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1.) Drivers should be allowed to brake up the 30 minute break however it works for them, as long as a total of 30 minutes is taken in with in the first 10 hours of driving.
2.) Drivers should be allowed to take no more than 3 4 hour breaks, that will extend the 14 hour clock, as long as those breaks are not taken at a shipper or receiver facility. (we all know that is where the cheating occurs and a 4 hour break on the road enables us to rest instead of driving through cities at rush hour. Shipper and receiver time should be compensated time, but that’s a different issue.)
3.) Shippers, receivers, brokers or carriers shall be prohibited from any method of penalty to drivers for adhering to the HOS regulations, with delays beyond the drivers control. Including, but not only; firing, fining, delaying over 4 hours, or any other consequences, which are considered penalties to the driver, if the driver followed the HOS.
The fine for shippers, receivers, brokers or carriers influencing drivers to violate these rules shall be a $15,000 minimum fine, to $100,000 for multiple violations.
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Thoughts?
Lillian Dean says
As a truck driver past, I know for a fact that you have some fools out there that ruin driving for all the safe drivers.You think putting these people under 21 out on these roads is a solution think again. The drivers who really care about their jobs do what is right, and you have a bunch of women sitting on their buts trying to run the drivers lives that don’t know what it is about.The goverment listens to them instead of the actual drivers.Get it right and leave the system alone. there are drivers out there that can’t grasp the e.Logs that really need to drive,but can’t because of that system. Give them a break.
Lillian Dean says
Until the goverment gets it right about the roads they should leave the rest the drivers alone.I loved driving ,but the people who don’t know anything about driving should keep their mouths shut.These young drivers under 21 want to see how fast they can go if their truck isn’t turned down so they can’t.Also for the goverment to even consider putting a driverless truck out on our highways is asking for trouble.So don’t tell the safe drivers its about safety,thats a lie.
D says
Shut up n drive…no one cares cause no one has balls to shut down..so too bad so sad.