Evaluation of the Impact of Changes in the Hours of Service Regulation on Efficiency, Drivers and Safety

This study was conducted in an effort to add knowledge to the issue of hours of service rules that regulate commercial truck drivers. Drivers, carriers, and society in general would appear to experience positive net gains from a change in the cumulative hours of service rules from the current 70-in-8 day rule to a 24-hour restart provision. These positive gains would consist of increased driver income, improved scheduling flexibility, a potential for increased time at home, increased economic efficiency, and improved safety, as well as gains in other areas.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=241
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15143
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052
• Authors:
  • Griffin, Gene
  • Rodriguez, Julene
  • Lantz, Brenda
  • 0000-0001-8718-7573
• Publication Date: 1992-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 41p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial drivers; Evaluation and assessment; Hours of labor; Impacts; Motor carriers; Regulation; Truck drivers; Trucking safety
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01699137
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DP-93
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 22 2019 10:03AM