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Archived Hours of Service Issues...

Comments on HOS due by Feb. 15 (12/18/07)
Court gives FMCSA 90 days to sort out HOS regs (10/03/07)
OOIDA reviewing options on HOS ruling (10/01/07)
Not just yet; court challenges delay HOS changes
Petition for Rehearing (9/12/2007)
Court tosses 34-hour restart, 11-hour driving limit (7/24/07)
OOIDA's EOBR Comments (PDF)(4/2007)
OOIDA's Reply Brief on Petition for Review of a Final Rule Issued by Respondent FMCSA, 9-8-2006 (PDF, 1.62mb)
OOIDA, ATA 'square off'
SPECIAL REPORT: Revised hours-of-service regs started Oct. 1 (9/30/05)
OOIDA's Petition for Reconsideration of the Final Rule on HOS of Drivers (PDF)
Inspector General recommends more HOS, cabotage and CDL fraud enforcement (4-7-05)
OOIDA slams mandatory EOBRs in comments to FMCSA (12-1-04)
Read OOIDA's EOBR Comments (2.13mb PDF) (12-1-04)
OOIDA's Petition for Review-U.S. Court of Appeals
OOIDA's Reply Brief on Petition for Review of a Final Rule Issued by Respondent FMCSA, 9-8-2006 (PDF, 1.62mb)
FMCSA wants stricter HOS verification (11-10-04)
You can still comment on HOS supporting documents (12-10-04)
Transportation bill extended — current HOS rules likely to stay effective (10-4-04)
OOIDA: Return to old rules would be misguided
FMCSA says it would be wrong to return to old HOS rules (9-22-04)
Old HOS rules vs. new focus of latest Public Citizen request (9-16-04)
SPECIAL REPORT: FMCSA asks to leave current HOS in effect while agency corrects courts’ concerns (8-30-04)
SPECIAL REPORT: U.S. Appeals Court chucks FMCSA’s HOS rules; says drivers’health the deciding factor (7-16-04)
New HOS rules causing rise in transportation costs, group finds (6-22-04)
SPECIAL REPORT: Watching the clock – How have the new HOS rules impacted expediting? (5-7-04)
Werner discusses HOS, fuel costs, driver availability and new engine testing (4-16-04)
HOS update: Various challenges on the front burner (4-16-04)
HOS enforcement begins (3-8-04)
Thousands of truckers call FMCSA’s HOS hotline (1-30-04)
Listen to Jim Johnston & Todd Spencer on the Truckin' Bozo Show, Dec 10, 2003
Reminder: On Jan. 4, DOT will use discretionary HOS enforcement (12-31-03)
SPECIAL REPORT: HOS - the good news? (12-02-03)
FMCSA clarifies sleeper berth rule (10-8-03)
Arkansas representative to challenge HOS rules (9-12-03)
Frequently asked questions about HOS rules
New HOS rules to stand, FMCSA says (8-27-03)
CVSA approves HOS out-of-service criteria (8-26-03)
Association Statement: OOIDA believes new hours-of-service rules to have minimal impact on safety
SPECIAL REPORT: FMCSA on HOS - longer driving hours, more rest, no black boxes
Time ticks as industry waits for hours-of-service rules (1-15-03)
Hours of service update (3-04-02)
FMCSA says HOS proposal may be a while (9-6-01)
California black box bill stuck in committee (8-28-01)
Until we get the hours-of-service regs right, why require all that useless information? OOIDA submits comments on daily recordkeeping (7-26-01)
Lawmakers don't want any HOS surprises (4-12-01)
Read the testimony of Todd Spencer, Executive Vice President, before the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hearing on Hours of Service In its entirety (6/1/00)
Read OOIDA's official response to the proposed hours of service regulations (12/27/00)