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FMCSA: Highway Safety Coalition Roundtable

Sep 7, 2020 | Uncategorized

Review the Highway Safety Coalition presentation on the new HOS rules here. 

FMCSA published their revised Hours of Service (HOS) final rule 6/1/2020. Driver must operate under this new rule starting 9/29/2020. The final rule changes four provisions;

  1. Short Haul Exception
  2. Adverse Driving Conditions Exception
  3. 30-minute Break Requirement
  4. Sleeper Berth Provision

 

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