Feds offering truck drivers $600 to pre-test pilot programs

The FMCSA is seeking 18 commercial drivers to help pre-test more flexible sleeper berth splits and a new 14-hour "window ...
Truck News

FMCSA seeks truck drivers to help test HOS pilot programs

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it is seeking 18 commercial drivers to help test two hours-of-service pilot programs. FMCSA ...
Yahoo

FMCSA extends trucking company’s sleeper berth exemption

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Safety groups oppose loosening sleeper berth restrictions. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have ...
Fleet Owner

FMCSA outlines HOS exemption pilots to test driver flexibility

FMCSA is developing two pilot programs to test increased HOS flexibility for truck drivers: driving time pauses and sleeper berth split options. Drivers will be monitored via smartphones, smartwatches ...
CCJ

Could a potential new HOS rule give truck drivers more flexibility?

Trump administration is once again looking into making some adjustments to truck drivers, sleeper birth times. Hey everybody. Welcome back. I'm Jason Cannon, and my co-host is Matt Cole. F-M-C-S-A ...
Overdrive

Sleeper berth: Will truckers be able to split as they see fit?

How might truckers get back a measure of flexibility in the hours of service rules, such as that enjoyed by so many owner-operators of past generations? Namely, I'm referring there to the ability to ...
Truckinginfo

FMCSA to Pilot 14-Hour Clock Pause, Split Sleeper Options for Truck Drivers

FMCSA is revisiting some more flexible hours of service provisions it considered in its 2020 rulemaking but didn't implement at the time. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed ...