Thetrucker.com survey says: don’t change HOS rule

Late last mont, the FMCSA and Public Citizen et. al., agreed to a settlement in the third lawsuit brought against the current HOS rule that requires FMCSA to issue within nine months a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a new rule.

The Trucker Staff

11/5/2009

LITTLE ROCK — Text message to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Don’t tamper with the current Hours of Service rule.

That’s the opinion of almost 450 truckers who voted in a recent unscientific poll on thetrucker.com.

Asked if they would like to see the 11-hour a day driving rule changed to 10 hours, 69.8 percent said no and 31.2 percent said yes.

Asked if they would like to see the 34-hour rule eliminated, 73.7 percent said no, 26.3 percent said yes.

Late last month, the FMCSA and Public Citizen et. al., agreed to a settlement in the third lawsuit brought against the current HOS rule that requires FMCSA to issue within nine months a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a new rule.

The settlement calls for the new Final Rule to be issued within 21 months of the settlement date of Oct. 26.

Barb Kampbell of The Trucker staff can be reached for comment at barbkampbell@thetrucker.com.

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