On Monday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration signed an agreement to review its current Hours-of-Service rules. The FMCSA is committed to submitting its review to the White House within the next 9 months, and changes could be issued to the current rules within the next 21 months. Current HOS rules permit truckers to be on-duty for 14-hours a day, including up to 11 hours of driving. Treasure Of The Old Man Of The Pyramids Pdf Editor. A 34-hour rest allows drivers to reset their weekly on-duty allotment.

Eating Periods, Covered. Overtime, Special Rule Applies, The general overtime pay rule does not apply to these employees. They are instead entitled to overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 60 in a work week; as well, only hours in which the driver is directly responsible for the truck are counted. Jul 25, 2013. That press release finishes by noting that “The Conference Board of Canada study, 'Understanding the Truck Driver Supply and Demand Gap and Implications for the Canadian Economy'. Highlighted the need for improved wages and working conditions as well as a reorganization of trucking activity and.

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Some special interest groups, such as, believe that the current rules increase occurrences of driver fatigue and lead to more accidents. The American Trucking Association supports leaving the current HOS rules unchanged, and cites them as a factor in decreasing trucking-related fatalities. It is not yet clear which rules are being considered for change, though the controversial 34-hour reset is a likely target, and the FMCSA’s agreement to reconsider the current regulation does not guarantee that any changes will be made.

I should know after thirty years in the trucking industry, that owner operator associations, and trucking companies have no back bones. I really thought this time they would stand up and say enough is enough, but i was wrong. Ontario passed a law that forces every truck that runs throw there province to install a speed limiter on there trucks. They set the maximum speed a truck can travel at 105 kl.(65 mph ) witch is 5kl.

( 3 mph ) to 15 kl. ( 9 mph ) faster than the highest speed allowed on Ontario highways. Descargar La Candida Erendira Y Su Abuela Desalmada Pdf. This means that the trucks can maintain the posted speed limit, while they are in Ontario, causing little problems in Ontario it self. Of course the problems o cures when you leave Ontario, ware the posted speed limits are greater than 105 kl, ( 65 mph ).

Just one example of many is taxes, ware the the posted speed limit on two lane roads are 110 kl. And there are many more province and states, not just taxes that the legal posted speed limit exceeds 105 kl. Now you have traffic being held up by trucks, people getting upset and making bad decisions and passing when its unsafe. You also have truck trying to pass, and taking excessive amount of time to get past slow moving motorists placing them selves and other motorists in danger.

Usb 2.0 Cardbus Adapter Driver Download. These kind of bad laws, and regulations are being placed on the trucking industry and we just sit back and do nothing, so i guess we get what we deserve. Like i said no back bone!!!

I have been off the road since 5/09,i had to have neck surgery and after seeing how the company dropped me like a hot potato after getting hurt on their trailer,and hearing on the trucker channel on sirius radio about all the stupid rules that will be in force sooner than most people know,i have decided that if i can work after being released from the doctor,it will not be in a truck,or trucking period! It would really be nice if the American and Canadian governments could get together and work on one set of rules and regulations that would cover all jurisdictions. I deal mainly with Ontario and it is a bother to keep the regulations straight. Has the 34 hour reset, whereas Ontario has a 36 hour reset. Ontario requires that you declare 70 hours in 7 days or 140 hours in 14 days on your logbook.

You can drive up to 13 hours in Ontario vs. 11 hours in all of the U.S. I believe split berthing is an option in Ontario, but since that is such a useless option in the States, I don’t even bother to use it.

It sure would help to have a working split-berthing regulation available (i.e. 5 hours driving, 4 hours sleeper berth, 5 hours driving, 4 hours sleeper berth, etc). Make one set of rules that covers North America to truly make transparent borders a reality for truckers.

Well, the FMCSA IGNORED scientific evidence that the 34 hour break is not necessary, so I am very thankful that they are taking a second look at the situation for long haul truckers and those in the freight industry. Yes, there is that much at stake, and I posted a three hour long worth conversation about it on the FMCSA comment section of the proposed rule, as well as wrote a book on it. These over restrictive regulations are not science based, but politically based, and any employer who denies rest to a driver should fall under the review of OSHA, not the whims of Congress. 10 hour breaks are plenty of time for rest for working dads out there that want to make money and spend a few days at home with the family, not spend two days every two weeks because of bad research. While safety “advocates” always mention the statistics regarding big rigs, they always leave out the statistics that compare the actions of other drivers as being the party that is at fault the majority of the time, which is why I call the argument political, not practical.