FMCSA Seeks Public Comment on Revising Current Hours-of-Service Regulations for Interstate Truck Drivers
The four specific areas under consideration for revision are:
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/newsroom/...nt-hours-service-regulations-interstate-truck
The four specific areas under consideration for revision are:
- Expanding the current 100 air-mile “short-haul” exemption from 12 hours on-duty to 14 hours on-duty, in order to be consistent with the rules for long-haul truck drivers;
- Extending the current 14-hour on-duty limitation by up to two hours when a truck driver encounters adverse driving conditions;
- Revising the current mandatory 30-minute break for truck drivers after 8-hours of continuous driving; and
- Reinstating the option for splitting up the required 10-hour off-duty rest break for drivers operating trucks that are equipped with a sleeper-berth compartment.
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/newsroom/...nt-hours-service-regulations-interstate-truck