Hours of service
Happy July! A revised rule regarding hours of service is due at the end of this month. Stay tuned.
Hours of service update
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced that the Agency’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) will hold a committee meeting via conference call on December 7, 2009. The conference call is open to the public. The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The FMCSA is asking MCSAC to provide advice and recommendations on the hours of service requirements for drivers of property-carrying vehicle. For more information contact Mr. Jack Kostelnik, Acting Chief, Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation Division, Office of Policy Plans and Regulation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–5730 or sent an email to mcsac@dot.gov.
Hours of service
Various sources report that as the result of a settlement with Public Citizen and other petitioners, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will revise the hours of service. FMCSA will submit a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for approval within 9 months. Within 30 days of publishing the NPRM, the parties will file motions regarding further proceedings, and FMCSA will publish a final rule with 21 months. This case is scheduled for argument January 15, 2010.
