Should Exemptions be Given to Hours-of-Service Rule?

[roadscholar88]

For years, the FMCSA has granted exemptions from the hours-of-service rule for a two-week period surrounding the Fourth of July, that would “allow drivers to exclude the time they spend sleeping or off-duty during their shifts” as well as “include the time they spend waiting for the fireworks to wrap up.” Trucker safety advocates are arguing that the agency has “ignored serious safety violations” from numerous carriers in doing so. Should the FMCSA be allowed to provide exemptions such as these at the risk of jeopardizing safety in order to speed up deliveries?

 

[Airbrakes]

If the FMCSA was really concerned about safety, they would regulate training and education. Take the idiots out from behind the wheel instead of idiot proofing the industry.

The HOS regs have nothing to do with safety. It's all about cheap labor.