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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
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Agency needs to justify hours rule that’s ‘purely ideological,’ congressman says
Overdrive had the exclusive opportunity to speak with Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.), who’s been backing a delay of the new hours rule since July, about the upcoming House hearing on hours of service rules.
November 19, 2013
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More than 50% of drivers report at least 5% pay drop due to hours of service rules, ATRI reports
More than half of driver respondents in a recent study say that the July 1 hours of service rule change has decreased their pay by 5 percent or more.
November 18, 2013
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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
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Report: Open road is gone as modern trucker grapples with hours rules, e-logs and parking shortages
A Wall Street Journal report says a “confusing tangle of rules” and a myriad of devices like electronic logs and speed limiters are dampening not only the industry’s efficiency but the will of those who are and want to be truck drivers.
November 14, 2013
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Poll: Have the new hours affected your income?
With the first quarter following the July 1 change in the hours of service rules well over and done, what has been the economic impact for your operation?
November 6, 2013
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House bill would undo hours rule, reinstate previous restart provisions
A bill with bi-partisan support has been introduced in the U.S. House and if passed would undo the current hours of service rule and allow truck drivers to revert back to abiding by the hours rules in place prior to the July 1 changes.
October 31, 2013
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FMCSA officially amends hours rule to remove break requirement for short haulers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a final rule this week that officially provides an exemption of the 30-minute break requirement of the current hours of service rule to short haulers.
October 29, 2013
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Panel: Hours rule hurting safety, pushing drivers out of industry
The latest hours of service rule is pushing older, experienced drivers out of the industry, which will take a toll on safety, a panel of fleet managers said last week.
October 28, 2013
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Hours rules, CSA top industry issues, study shows
Though taken from fleet executive responses and geared toward the same group, an annual study released this week shows regulations and programs of the federal government — namely, hours of service rules and CSA — draw the most concern from carriers.
October 24, 2013
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DOT’s Foxx defends hours rule, saying it is ‘product of years’ of research
In a letter of response to Congressional criticism, Foxx defends the current hours rule and says it is the result of years of research into driver fatigue and safety and analysis of comments from the public.
September 19, 2013
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House rep calls hours rule ‘flawed regulatory process’
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) signaled in a statement this week he intends to gather congressional support for intervening in the regulatory process over the latest hours rule change.
September 18, 2013
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ATRI seeking driver feedback on impacts of new hours rule
The American Transportation Research Institute wants to hear from drivers as to how the hours of service rule has impacted their quality of life, miles and pay.
September 10, 2013
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House letter questions hours of service implementation
House members in a letter to Secretary Anthony Foxx say the implementation of the hours of service rule was “counter to common sense.”
September 3, 2013
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Was trucking wrong about hours of service?
Forecasts on the impact the new hours of service rule will have on the industry may have been overstated, a recent studies say. The research, however, makes a major presumption.
August 15, 2013
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Agency granting 30-min. break exemptions for defense, livestock haulers
FMCSA has published notices of application from the DOD and livestock council asking to exempt them from the 30-minute break requirement mandated by the current hours-of-service rule.
August 12, 2013
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Agency stops enforcing break requirement for short haulers
FMCSA has announced it is no longer enforcing the mandatory 30-minute break required by the current hours-of-service rule in light of a court ruling last week that vacated that portion of the rule.
August 7, 2013
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Court upholds all of hours rule for long-haul drivers
The entirety of the current hours of service rule was upheld for long-haul drivers. The only portion of the rule vacated by the court was the required 30-minute break for short-haul drivers.
August 2, 2013
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