WASHINGTON, May 15 — The US Transportation Department yesterday published new rules for truck drivers that will allow short-haul drivers to work a longer day and revising rules for longer trips, saying the changes will save the industry US$2.8 billion (RM12.12 billion) over 10 years. Safety...
A sign can be seen on the side of the truck of Mike Landis, an independent trucker, while it's parked with dozens of trucks along Constitution Ave for a protest in Washington, May 8, 2020. — Reuters pic
The current limit of 11 hours of driving time is unchanged, but the longer work day applies to the time needed for stops such as deliveries.While some Democrats in Congress and labour unions opposed the changes to short-haul driving, the top Republican on the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee praised the rule. The Transportation Department said it did not believe the data supported the contention that crashes would increase.
The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, Robert Sumwalt, told the FMCSA last year the agency had “presented no evidence that the proposed changes will improve highway safety. ... We understand that drivers and motor carriers value flexibility; however, the proposed rules allow hazardous fatigued-driving conditions.”
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