Mike
Well-Known Member
In less than a week, nearly 1,000 comments have been received on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s request for comments on possible reform of the hours-of-service regulations. However, not all may be hitting the mark.
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking was launched in part because of a petition submitted by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. OOIDA petitioned FMCSA on Feb. 13 to amend the HOS rules to allow drivers to take a rest break once per 14-hour duty period for up to three consecutive hours if the driver is off-duty.
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The advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the hours of service lays out some very specific questions for commenters to address. Those submitting comments are asked to specifically answer the questions and to present any data or research they are aware of relevant to the question.
1. Short-haul operations.
2. Adverse driving conditions
3. The 30-minute break.
4. Split-sleeper berth.
5. OOIDA Petition
6. Trucker Nation Petition
Click this link for specific questions related to the above 6 topics: FMCSA seeks specific input on HOS reform
Comments are due Sept. 24. Click here to file comments electronically.
The advance notice of proposed rulemaking was launched in part because of a petition submitted by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. OOIDA petitioned FMCSA on Feb. 13 to amend the HOS rules to allow drivers to take a rest break once per 14-hour duty period for up to three consecutive hours if the driver is off-duty.
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The advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the hours of service lays out some very specific questions for commenters to address. Those submitting comments are asked to specifically answer the questions and to present any data or research they are aware of relevant to the question.
1. Short-haul operations.
2. Adverse driving conditions
3. The 30-minute break.
4. Split-sleeper berth.
5. OOIDA Petition
6. Trucker Nation Petition
Click this link for specific questions related to the above 6 topics: FMCSA seeks specific input on HOS reform
Comments are due Sept. 24. Click here to file comments electronically.