Big rigs will make a big move for highway safety now that a new federal rule is in place to revise the amount of time truck drivers can spend on the road.<\/p>\n
The new hours-of-service (HOS) rule is aimed at preventing highway accidents by reducing work fatigue among commercial truck drivers. The rule ought to save lives by changing the work environment into one where commercial drivers are more rested and alert, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n
The HOS final rule cuts the total number of hours that a commercial truck driver is allowed to work in a seven-day period by 12 hours \u00a8C from 82 to 70 hours. Drivers who maximize this 70-hour workweek must include at least two nights of rest during the 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. period when the body\u2019s internal clock needs sleep the most, according to the release.<\/p>\n
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