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Report: Hours of service rules will cost $322 million more yearly than agency says

Overdrive Staff | June 17, 2013

A study released this week by the American Transportation Research Institute says that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has miscalculated the yearly cost-benefit of the upcoming hours-of-service rule changes by $322 million. The hours of ...

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FMCSA publishes hours of service guidance

Jill Dunn | January 31, 2013

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted two new guides regarding upcoming changes in hours of service rules on its website. “Interstate Truck Driver’s Guide to Hours of Service” and “Hours of Service Logbook” are ...

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Hours rules suspended for propane haulers

Jill Dunn | January 30, 2013

Seven states have suspended hours-of-service rules for truckers transporting propane to mitigate current supply shortages. Over the weekend, Arizona, Michigan and Connecticut issued emergency proclamations, joining Maine, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Utah, which had already temporarily ...

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Group asks DOT to push back hours of service date

Overdrive Staff | January 29, 2013

In a letter sent to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves asked the agency to reschedule the date that the new hours of service rule goes into ...