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U.S. Department of Transportation[HR][/HR] FMCSA 37-11
Office of Public Affairs
1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E.
Washington, DC 20590
www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Contact: Candice Tolliver
Tel: 202-366-9999
[h=3]U.S. Department of Transportation Takes Action to Ensure Truck Driver Rest Time and Improve Safety Behind the Wheel[/h] WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a final rule that employs the latest research in driver fatigue to make sure truck drivers can get the rest they need to operate safely when on the road. The new rule by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) revises the hours-of-service (HOS) safety requirements for commercial truck drivers.
"Trucking is a difficult job, and a big rig can be deadly when a driver is tired and overworked," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "This final rule will help prevent fatigue-related truck crashes and save lives. Truck drivers deserve a work environment that allows them to perform their jobs safely."
As part of the HOS rulemaking process, FMCSA held six public listening sessions across the country and encouraged safety advocates, drivers, truck company owners, law enforcement and the public to share their input on HOS requirements. The listening sessions were live webcast on the FMCSA Web site, allowing a broad cross-section of individuals to participate in the development of this safety-critical rule.
"This final rule is the culmination of the most extensive and transparent public outreach effort in our agency's history," said FMCSA Administrator Anne S. Ferro. "With robust input from all areas of the trucking community, coupled with the latest scientific research, we carefully crafted a rule acknowledging that when truckers are rested, alert and focused on safety, it makes our roadways safer."
FMCSA's new HOS final rule reduces by 12 hours the maximum number of hours a truck driver can work within a week. Under the old rule, truck drivers could work on average up to 82 hours within a seven-day period. The new HOS final rule limits a driver's work week to 70 hours.
In addition, truck drivers cannot drive after working eight hours without first taking a break of at least 30 minutes. Drivers can take the 30-minute break whenever they need rest during the eight-hour window.
The final rule retains the current 11-hour daily driving limit. FMCSA will continue to conduct data analysis and research to further examine any risks associated with the 11 hours of driving time.
The rule requires truck drivers who maximize their weekly work hours to take at least two nights' rest when their 24-hour body clock demands sleep the most - from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. This rest requirement is part of the rule's "34-hour restart" provision that allows drivers to restart the clock on their work week by taking at least 34 consecutive hours off-duty. The final rule allows drivers to use the restart provision only once during a seven-day period.
Companies and drivers that commit egregious violations of the rule could face the maximum penalties for each offense. Trucking companies that allow drivers to exceed the 11-hour driving limit by 3 or more hours could be fined $11,000 per offense, and the drivers themselves could face civil penalties of up to $2,750 for each offense.
Commercial truck drivers and companies must comply with the HOS final rule by July 1, 2013. The rule is being sent to the Federal Register today and is currently available on FMCSA's Web site at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/HOSFinalRule.
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New HOS regulations.
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by acetraveler, Feb 11, 2013.
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HeckIGot2Go!, Jseney12078, chalupa and 5 others Thank this.
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They love that $2750, don't they. That's the same amount for a hand held cell phone fine.
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to insure driver rest, we are going to make him run as fast as he can between the 14hr clock, and even give him a 8hr obstacle to maneuver between, just to make things interesting
and if he can do that, we will have him driver 62mph trucks as he struggles to feed his family at 30cpm (he should be lucky he has a job)48Packard, snowblind and volvodriver01 Thank this. -
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this is going to be industry standard if we dont wake up
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x#1 Thanks this.
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Run a Google on Lautenberg and Teamsters and see how long Teamster money supported Lautenberg's political career .
As far as drivers not waking up , when FMCSA requested comments from drivers and carriers regarding EOBR's and harassment they got only 27 comments .LaBubba, volvodriver01, cowboy_tech and 2 others Thank this. -
So then, this is it, The Final, The Absolute, The Dyed in the wool, Swear on a stack of bibles, All knowing, All seeing, The light at the end of the tunnel, Never to be changed again, The end run, The Last, time that HOS will ever be changed?
eh, er, well, at least not for another six months!!!EZX1100 Thanks this. -
Considering that I seem to have a 34 every 4-5 days thats really gonna suck....
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i still missed how they got the 82 hours in 7 days.
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