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2. Hours of service - Wikipedia

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   After accumulating, for example, 70 hours of driving and on-duty time within a period of 8 days, a driver's daily driving limit may be reduced (70 / 8 = 8.75 driving hours per day). A driver may be allowed (but not required) to take 34 hours off-duty to reset the weekly total back to zero (also known as a "34-hour restart").

3. Truck driver - Wikipedia

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   A truck driver driving a semi-truck in the Netherlands. A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; [1] an HGV driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the European Union, a lorry driver, or driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Malaysia and Singapore) is a person who ...

4. Trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Interstate Highway system (2007) Estimated average annual daily truck traffic for Interstate and major US Highways (1998). Components of diesel exhaust were confirmed as an animal carcinogen in 1988 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and by 2002, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considered it "likely to be carcinogenic to humans". [8]

5. History of the trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Starting in 1910, the development of a number of technologies gave rise to the modern trucking industry. With the advent of the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine, improvements in transmissions, the move away from chain drives to gear drives, and the development of the tractor/semi-trailer combination, shipping by truck gained in popularity. [1]

6. Glossary of the American trucking industry - Wikipedia

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   A LTL driver normally has a dedicated or regional route. [10] [25] [26] Long-haul See over-the-road. Motor carrier A person or company providing transportation of property or passengers using commercial motor vehicles. [5] Over-the-road (OTR) A driver or carrier who transports cargo to any place at any time, without prescribed schedules or routes.

7. Driver's licenses in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Learner's permit must be held for four months and driver must log 40 practice hours. No passengers under 20 for six months, no driving between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. until the driver turns 18. Delaware Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles [55] No 16 years 16 years, 6 months 17 years 8 years No Permit must be held for six months.