FMCSA publishes the Final Rule Change for Hours of Service

 
     FMCSA today announced details of the long-awaited hours-of-service final rule.  The final rule will be published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2011.  
The new rule:
  • Retains the current 11-hour daily driving limit; 
  • Reduces a driver's work week from 82 hours within a seven-day period to 70 hours;
  • Prohibits drivers from driving after working eight hours without first taking a break of at least 30 minutes;
  • Limits drivers' use of the "34-hour restart" to once during a seven-day period;
  • Requires truck drivers who maximize their weekly work hours to take at least two nights' rest from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
     The effective date of the final rule is February 27, 2012, and the compliance date of selected provisions is July 1, 2013.

 


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