Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Public Citizen, and other safety groups have sued the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) again for their regulations governing truck driver’s hours of service (HOS). Hours of Service Rules The FMCSA is responsible for the safe operation of trucks on the nation’s highways and works to prevent truck accidents. Its statutory…
Commercial truck drivers spend hours on the roads in their cabs, which function as their offices, bedrooms and virtual homes away from home. To serve these multiple purposes, cabs become full of gadgets and distractions that take a trucker’s eyes and mind off the road. As part of the movement to reduce distractions on the…