New HOS Data Has ATA Firing Back at FMCSA
Posted by | Posted in Legislative Issues, News and Links | Posted on 14-04-2011
The American Trucking Association was back on offense yesterday, calling on the FMCSA to scrap its proposed changes in HOS (hours-of-service) rules. The ATA claims that new federal safety data do not support the FMCSA’s proposed changes to HOS because the current rules have dramatically lowered accident rates and are therefore sufficient.
Here is a link to the article in CCJ:
http://www.ccjdigital.com/new-safety-data-prompts-ata-to-again-call-on-fmcsa-to-retain-hos-rules/
Remember, the good news for local trucking, cartage, and P&D is that, whether implemented or not, the changes currently being debated in HOS regulations will not affect local trucking companies. Most local truckers operate under the 100 Air-Mile Exemption (115 statute miles as the crow flies) where a driver is allowed to record duty time using a time clock instead of RODS (logbook or EOBR). The rules of 60 hours per week, 12 hours per day, with one 16 hour day permitted per week, etc. remain unchanged.
