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āAbout timeā: Readers respond to new CVSA directive not to wake off-duty drivers to inspect
Responses to CVSAās new policy directive to inspectors not to wake off-duty truckers for the purposes of conducting a random inspection ranged from exasperated positivity ā āAbout timeā ran the two-word response of multiple readers at Overdriveās Facebook page ā to I-hope-they-get-the-memo identifications of specific problem jurisdictions.
November 14, 2018
Hours of Service
Sleeper time flexibility study could be in works as ATA requests, FMCSA says itās planning
FMCSA says itās planning a field study to gather more data on whether split sleeper berth time is an OK alternative for drivers. Separately, ATA proposed this week the agency conduct a 2-year pilot program to study split sleep.
December 18, 2013
Channel 19
Looking for flexibility in the hours revisionās on-duty definitions change
Observers and readers note the gray area in the change, where logging extended downtime waiting at shippers/receivers off-duty could be more easily interpreted as legal under news rules and off-duty regs guidance.
July 23, 2013
Voices
Hours restart looming July 1
Could the July 1 hours changes be much ado about nothing? Many Overdrive readers say so ā but for some drivers with little control over weekly scheduling routinely maximizing driving hours, the change may bust the bottom line.
May 19, 2013
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