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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Sets News Rules
By Everett Sizemore, Fri Dec 9th
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Sets News Rules
By Everett Sizemore, Fri Dec 9th
New "Hours of Service" rules for truckers will go into effectnext month, reducing the amount of time a truck driver can spendon the road without sleep, and increasing the amount of resttime required before returning to the highways. On October 1, 2005, The Federal Motor Carrier SafetyAdministration's new Hours of Service rules will require truckdrivers to rest for at least 10 hours between shifts, andprovides a 34-hour rest period for cumulative fatigue recoverybetween workweeks. These new rules are in addition to the regulations introduced in2003, which prohibit commercial truck drivers from driving formore than 11 hours straight, working more than 14 hours in asingle shift, and driving more than 60 hours in a week. (Article continued below)
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) wasestablished by the U.S. Department of Transportation
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to reducecrashes, injuries, accidents and fatalities involving largetrucks and buses. "We have a very aggressive goal at the Department ofTransportation to reduce fatalities on our nation's highways, sosafety is the top issue in our rule-making process," saidAnnette Sandberg, head of the Federal Motor Carrier SafetyAdministration. According to Jeffrey D. Slakter, a lawyer specializing in truckcrashes, "each year, over 5,000 people die as a result of acollision with a large truck, and an estimated 130,000 victimssustain injuries". Mr. Slakter also points out that a loaded commercial truckweighs more than 25 times the amount of a passenger car, whichcan be a difference of more than 75,000 lbs. "The sheer size andweight of an eighteen-wheeler means the result almost alwaysproduces serious injuries or fatalities," he says. The FMCSA has utilized a number of studies and crash statisticsfrom across the United States to come up with what they hope isa fair balance between the safety of everyone on our highwaysand the sustainability of the trucking industry. Nevertheless,there will continue to be major accidents involving commercialtrucks. With the trucking industry working to maintain profitmargins by allowing drivers to work longer hours, and the FMCSAissuing regulations that reduce the amount of hours a truckercan drive, the resulting accident and fatality statistics willbe highly debated next year. In the meantime, trucking accidentattorneys like Mr. Slakter will continue to protect therights of the individuals who make up those statistics. About the author:For more information on the new FMCSA Hours of Serviceregulations, please visit: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov. | 
