Hours-of-service compliance is centered on two areas, limits and logs. Both drivers and carriers are held responsible for compliance with these regulations. If you're an independent owner-operator, ...

Unless the courts step in and rein in new hours of service rules, they are set to take effect on July 1. J.J.Keller & Associates has put together some frequently asked questions and answers about them ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hours of service (HOS) rules govern the amount of time drivers of commercial vehicles can spend on the road. The intent of the rules is ...

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Compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules is how drivers keep their schedules legal, fleets avoid violations and everyone stays safe fighting the fatigue ...

With rules that encourage and enforce commercial driver regulations, the U.S. Department of Transportation is making the roads safer. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s mission is to keep U.S.

With the first significant overhaul of federal hours of service regulations in over 15 years taking effect in a little over a month, FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo, the agency’s chief for the office of ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says it’s proceeding with implementation of a new hours of service rule designed to give drivers more flexibility in their daily work schedule. “Right ...

Federal Hours of Service regulations still measure driver safety using a simple clock. The 11-hour driving limit was developed for an industry built around manual transmissions, paper logbooks, and ...