Drive Time

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released new hours-of-service regulations on Nov. 19. The hours of service rule is one of the most contentious regulations undertaken by FMCSA. Originally established in the late 1930s, these rules remained essentially unchanged for more than five decades. Then, in 2003, FMCSA lowered the amount of on-duty hours in a 24-hour work cycle from 16 to 14, while increasing drive-time hours from 10 to 11. The revision also included a "restart" provision under which a driver could take 34 consecutive hours of off-duty time and then start a new ...

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