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The ANPRM is in response to a Congressional mandate and industry concerns that may lead to hours of service rule reforms concerning the air-mile "short-haul" exemption, modification to the 14-hour on-duty limitation, revision of the current mandatory 30-minute break for truck drivers after 8 hours of continuous driving, and reinstating split ...
The weekly driving time may not exceed 56 hours. In addition to this, a driver cannot exceed 90 hours driving in a fortnight. Daily rest. Within each period of 24 hours after the end of the previous daily/weekly rest period a driver must take a new daily rest period. An 11-hour (or more) daily rest is called a regular daily rest period.
The length of time a driver may spend operating a CMV is limited by a set of rules known as the hours of service (HOS). These laws are designed to protect the general motoring public by reducing accidents caused by driver fatigue. The first version of the HOS was enacted in 1938, and four revisions have been made since. [61]
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The final rule required truck drivers who use the "34-hour restart" provision to maximize their weekly work hours to limit the restart to once a week and to include in the restart period at least two nights off duty from 1:00 to 5:00 a.m., when one's 24-hour body clock supposedly needs and benefits from sleep the most. [22]
A commercial driver's license is required to operate a tractor-trailer for commercial use. A commercial driver's license (CDL) is a driver's license required in the United States to operate large and heavy vehicles (including trucks, buses, and trailers) or a vehicle of any size that transports hazardous materials or more than 15 passengers (including the driver).
The state of Indiana wants to change its rules for deer hunting, but first it wants your input. The Indiana Natural Resources Commission (NRC) has opened a public comment period for proposed ...
Public hearings about the rule changes will take place at the Atterbury Fish & Wildlife Area, 7970 S. Rowe St. in Edinburgh, Indiana. The deer rules hearing is Aug. 26 from 6-7:30 p.m. EDT, while ...