The FMCSA, in compliance with the settlement agreement in the lawsuit brought by Public Citizen and other public interest groups, sent its new proposed hours of service (HOS) regulations to the White House. The FMCSA now has until July 2011 to publish the new rule.
The HOS regulations govern how long a truck driver can work before having…
It is well know in the trucking industry that paying drivers by the mile gives them an economic incentive to speed and violate hours of service regulations (resulting in fatigued drivers) in order to pack on the miles and earn more money. In fact many drivers have told me "if the wheels aren’t turning I ain’t…
Requiring Electric On Board Recorders (EOBR’s) on every truck would be a significant step forward for safety in the trucking industry. EOBR’s keep better track of a drivers hours than the paper log books (frequently referred to as "comic books") that are currently used within the trucking industry. EOBR’s are not perfect, but they are much safer…