Ensuring Proper Coverages With Low Cost Insurance By Jason Shroot.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
DOT Sets New Hours-of-Service Limits
DOT Sets New Hours-of-Service Limits
On December 27, 2011, the Department of Transportation, through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, issued its final rule limiting the hours of service for commercial truck drivers. The rule will be enforced beginning on July 1, 2013. The final hours-of-service rule reduces the maximum number of hours a truck driver can work within a week and imposes break and rest requirements for drivers.