The long awaited motor carrier hours-of-service (HOS) final rule was issued earlier today (article written May 14, 2020) by the United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
Input on the final HOS rule had ostensibly been on the back burner prior to FMCSA issuing a notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) geared towards HOS rule changes, with an emphasis on increasing safety through updating existing commercial motor vehicle driver regulations in August 2019. The August 2019 NPRM was preceded by an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the FMCSA “to receive public comment on portions of the HOS rules to alleviate unnecessary burdens placed on drivers while maintaining safety on our nation’s highways and roads,” according to FMCSA. And it added that the August 2019 proposed rule received an additional 2,800 comments.
