Hours of Service (HOS) regulations are issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the policy regulates the amount of hours that any commercial motor vehicle can operate in the United States. The purpose of the HOS is to prevent accidents caused by drivers that haven’t had enough sleep. By putting regulations on drivers, it limits the number of hours a driver can drive per day, week and the number of hours worked each week. According to Goel (2013), in December 2011 the FMCSA published new hours of service regulation in the United States. These regulations recognized the difference between on-duty time and off-duty time for tractor-trailers. The on-duty time refers to the time the driver is spent driving, loading and
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Gov. Nathan Deal announced in June that the Department of Public Safety will add 60 motor carrier compliance officers to it staff over the next 12 month. Gov. Deal stated that, “accidents involving commercial vehicles in the state has increased about four percent last year.” The additional officers will be assigned to the area that has been identified as “high-crash corridors,” Deal said. Sgt. 1st class Terry Joiner, an officer with the Georgia Department of Public Safety explained, “Once we get the new officers implemented and trained, it’s going to reflect an almost immediate change, a decrease in commercial vehicle crashes. The government argues that if they can implement the number of hours drivers can work, that it would decrease the number of accidents from tractor- trailers.
3. Explains the motor carrier industry's concerns with and arguments against the Hours of Service regulations.
According to Oliver Patton article on The Effect of the New Hours of Service, 24-7 truckload carriers will come under pressure to add personnel, change service level or both. Steve Wells, executive vice president of Cowan System said that the “restriction are cutting into drivers availability. Cowan already is calling on part-time driver reserves, recruiting new drivers and rearranging
Gov. Nathan Deal announced in June that the Department of Public Safety will add 60 motor carrier compliance officers to it staff over the next 12 month. Gov. Deal stated that, “accidents involving commercial vehicles in the state has increased about four percent last year.” The additional officers will be assigned to the area that has been identified as “high-crash corridors,” Deal said. Sgt. 1st class Terry Joiner, an officer with the Georgia Department of Public Safety explained, “Once we get the new officers implemented and trained, it’s going to reflect an almost immediate change, a decrease in commercial vehicle crashes. The government argues that if they can implement the number of hours drivers can work, that it would decrease the number of accidents from tractor- trailers.
3. Explains the motor carrier industry's concerns with and arguments against the Hours of Service regulations.
According to Oliver Patton article on The Effect of the New Hours of Service, 24-7 truckload carriers will come under pressure to add personnel, change service level or both. Steve Wells, executive vice president of Cowan System said that the “restriction are cutting into drivers availability. Cowan already is calling on part-time driver reserves, recruiting new drivers and rearranging