What's hot.(logistics)(Hours of Service rules)(Brief Article)

The version of the transportation bill signed into law by President Bush in August did not address the Hours of Service rules for truckers, which put the job on the shoulders of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to draft up new rules. In late August, the FMCSA released new rules that go into effect Oct, 1, but did not change the maximum driving time and minimum rest limits from the 2003 update. To review the new FMCSA rules, go to: http://www.fmsca.dot.gov.

What the transportation bill did include were several exemptions to the Hours of Service rules. The