After much debate and speculation, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued its final hours-of-service (HOS) rule, offering a compromise to some and a compromising mandate to most. While rejecting the much-maligned 10-hour daily work limit for commercial truck drivers-from the current 11-hour rule-the agency imposed a 70-hour cap on a driver's work week, down from 82 hours. More pressing for shippers and carriers, the final rule requires drivers who maximize their weekly workload to take at least two nights rest between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.
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