Driver hours of service rules were very much in the federal spotlight over the past year. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is looking at a number of possible rule changes including flexibility in the sleeper berth provision that would allow drivers to split off-duty time into an eight- and two-hour, or seven- and three-hour, split, with neither counting against the 14-hour driving window.
ATRI’s proposed strategies include continuing to push for increased flexibility in the current sleeper berth provision, researching and quantifying the impact of the 30-minute rest break requirement on truck parking shortages, and analyzing how HOS rules might be modified for highly automated trucks.
Here is some of the HOS coverage from Bulk Transporter during 2019:
ATA hails FMCSA's proposed hours-of-service improvements
