Truck drivers preach virtue of needed flexibility in HOS

Baack · Jan 25, 2010

LOS ANGELES Albeit in a non-trucker friendly environment, there was no shortage of input from truck drivers in the third listening session on hours of service held by FMCSA in Los Angeles today, Jan. 25.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration agreed late this past year to take the hours-of- service regulations through yet another rulemaking process. In the months leading up to the agency launching into that process, a series of listening sessions was scheduled to hear from industry stakeholders.
However, even though the initial locations picked by the agency werent the most easily accessible to allow for personal attendance by truckers, that didnt slow them down from weighing in at the Los Angeles listening sessions.
Truckers in attendance at the session got up anywhere between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. to fight the notorious L.A. traffic just to have their voices heard. Others from around the country phoned in their views.
Their message was heard loud and clear: The rigid hours-of-service regulations must have more flexibility if the desired improvements to safety are to ever be realized.
OOIDA Life Member Michael Goldstein of Los Angeles highlighted his daily life as a fuel hauler in the L.A. area as an example of the need for flexibility.
You never know when you arrive at the rack if youre going to be there a little bit or a long time, he told the FMCSA panel. If I run out of hours while waiting to get loaded, there could be a (fuel retailer) run out of fuel.
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jonr29657 · Jan 25, 2010

I'll second the vote for a proposed line 5, to show loading and unloading times. As long as those hours are not held against the drivers time.

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