More tired mega-drivers coming your way?

Many of you want not to see any HOS, but here is the thing, as one of the local fleet owners said the other day in a conference call we had, he is looking forward to running his people harder and longer now at six days a week while picking up more customers beyond 100 miles.

This is the attitude of many owners thanks to the FMCSA, they just need to return to the old 1962 HOS and be done with it.

 

For us youngsters what exactly was HOS in '62?

 

In 1962, for reasons it never clearly explained, the ICC eliminated the 24-hour cycle rule, and reinstated the 15-hour on-duty limit. With 10 hours of driving and 8 hours of sleep, drivers were allowed to maintain an 18-hour cycle, disrupting the driver's natural 24-hour circadian rhythm. This was copied and pasted from wiki.