Last week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a proposal to study, via a pilot program, the safety and practicality of allowing drivers subject to federal Hours of Service (HOS) regulations to “pause their 14-hour on-duty period (also called a driving window) with one off-duty period of no less than 30 minutes and no more than 3 hours.” The provisions of the pilot program were originally proposed with the newly finalized HOS changes that will become effective September 29, 2020 (see related item above). However, FMCSA chose not to include the split duty provision after reviewing stakeholder comments. If finalized, the pilot program will be conducted over a maximum of three years and allow only a limited number of commercial drivers.
NRMCA will submit comments in support of the pilot program. The comment period for the proposal will be held open for 60 days.
Click here to review the proposal. For more information, contact Kevin Walgenbach at kwalgenbach@nrmca.org.
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