Mike
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- An incoming regulatory tsunami could leave the American trucking industry in need of a million drivers by 2016, if all the new regulations currently being considered are implemented.
That startling assessment was made by Noel Perry, senior consultant with FTR Associates, during the industry forecaster’s State of Freight webinar Thursday.
The webinar focused predominantly on the impact of the new hours-of-service rules, which went into effect July 1. “The world is still spinning, that of course is the good news,” Jonathan Starks, director of transportation analysis, said when kicking off the discussion. “But that doesn’t mean things haven’t changed.”
He said weakening freight growth may have limited the impact of the new rules, which reduce the amount of driving truckers can legally do. Specifically, the new rules require drivers to take a half-hour break within the first eight hours, include two overnight periods in their 34-hour reset, and use the reset provision only once in any seven-day period.
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That startling assessment was made by Noel Perry, senior consultant with FTR Associates, during the industry forecaster’s State of Freight webinar Thursday.
The webinar focused predominantly on the impact of the new hours-of-service rules, which went into effect July 1. “The world is still spinning, that of course is the good news,” Jonathan Starks, director of transportation analysis, said when kicking off the discussion. “But that doesn’t mean things haven’t changed.”
He said weakening freight growth may have limited the impact of the new rules, which reduce the amount of driving truckers can legally do. Specifically, the new rules require drivers to take a half-hour break within the first eight hours, include two overnight periods in their 34-hour reset, and use the reset provision only once in any seven-day period.
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