The new hours of service rule further complicates off-duty requirements in ways that could hurt productivity, though some flexibility is added.

Truckers weigh in on beauty vs. efficiency, driver fatigue and the hours-of-service regulations.

With the deeper incursions into driver scheduling that have accompanied new versions of the rule, conflicts with operational realities and individual rest cycles become more glaring.

You can imagine my surprise yesterday when, just as I'm perusing portions of the new hours rule's full text in preparation for a story or two I'm putting together for ...

CSA's first year might have seemed benign to you, but it’s still warming up. Be prepared for a closer acquaintance in 2012.

The long-awaited revision requires two early morning four-hour rest periods with the 34-hour restart, and does not change the 11-hour driving limit.

The White House Office of Management and Budget has finished reviewing the final rule for truck drivers’ hours of service.

Subcommittee members believe proposed hours rule would represent an unjustified financial burden on the trucking industry.

You might have noticed the powers that be are not striving to make your work environment more trouble-free next year.

Association letter pointed to newly available data about the trucking industry’s safety performance in arguing against change.