New FMCSA Hours of Service Rule Acceptable to Carriers, But of Concern to Truck Drivers
Background Current HOS rule allows 10 rather than new 11 hours of driving Current rule limits 2-wk driving time total to 70-hrs while new restart rule will permit 98-hrs
Hiring Safe Drivers and Monitoring Them: An Essential Element of Sound Risk Management
Background U of NC Highway Safety Research Center studied 100 worst carriers Found higher correlation between traffic violations and crash risk than driver/vehicle out-of-service violations and crashes
