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Channel 19
Exemptions adding fuel to hours debate
Bob Hearns, among others, weighs in: âkeep asking for those legitimate exemptions, and maybe the rule makers, who do not know the industry ⌠might wake up and do not only the right thing, but the necessary thing.â
August 11, 2015
Hours of Service
Study finds 2013 restart restrictions negatively impacted safety
âRegulations should serve to improve safety, not create additional safety risks.â âMaverickâs Dean Newell on the 2013-implemented restart restrictions.
April 29, 2015
Channel 19
Restart rollback: An origin story
Throughout efforts to battle FMCSAâs recent round of hours of service changes, truckers have been at the forefront with continued calls for rest flexibility.
December 19, 2014
Hours of Service
Former FMCSA administrator supports suspension of restart restrictions
Annette Sandberg comes out in support of suspending restart restrictions introduced in 2013; nearly six in 10 Overdrive readers believe doing so would positive impact highway safety.
June 26, 2014
Hours of Service
POLL: Where are you doing your restarts?
Since the 2013 hours changes and new restart restrictions, are you getting your restart at home, a fleet terminal or out on the road? Or are you operating solely on recap hours? Tell us in this poll.
June 5, 2014
Channel 19
Introducing âDrivers for the TRUE Safety Actâ
In November Chris Gadarowski launched the âDrivers for the âTRUE Safety Act'â Facebook page as a grassroots gathering point for those in favor of the billâs call for an independent hours review attendant to a rollback of changes made last July.
February 8, 2014
Channel 19
Another voice on the hours of service: Owner-operator Tom Quinton
As Quintonâs and recent other commentary makes clear, the new hours of service rule is foregrounding the problem of, simply, time. Time enough to get the work done in the day allotted to do it.
November 30, 2013
Overdrive Radio
OOIDA survey latest to show hours-of-service rules cut pay, increase driver fatigue
A full 65 percent of the 4,000 truck drivers surveyed by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association said the new hours of service rules have caused them to receive less income, while 46 percent report feeling more fatigued since the new rules took effect.
November 20, 2013
Overdrive Radio
Drivers need more professional discretion: Voices on the hours changes
In this Voices-series podcast, operators weigh in further on the hours changes as a House subcommittee hearing looms Nov. 21. Call 530-40-VOICE, 530-408-6423, to weigh on these and other issues.
November 18, 2013
Hours of Service
House subcommittee sets hours hearing date: Nov. 21
The contracting and workforce subcommittee to the House Small Business Committee will hear testimony on the economic impact of the July 1 hours of service changes Nov. 21.
November 15, 2013
Overdrive Radio
Hours: âIf it ainât broke, donât fix itâ
In this special-feature Voices podcast, readers weigh in on the bill that would put a moratorium on the restart changes, and other issues surrounding the hours of service. Leave a message at 530-40-VOICE to weigh in yourself.
November 11, 2013
Channel 19
One quarter down: Economic impact of new hours rule?
Have you seen direct mileage and/or revenue reductions over the last quarter yourself? If so or if not, letâs keep the conversation on the rules ongoing. (Bonus: Truckerâs Wife tee availableâŚ)
October 21, 2013
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