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Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association<\/strong><\/h5>\n

1 OOIDA Drive, Grain Valley, MO\u00a0 64029<\/strong>
\nWeb Site:<\/strong>\u00a0www.www.ooida.com<\/a><\/em>
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Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Norita Taylor,\u00a0norita_taylor@ooida.com<\/a>
\nHeadquarters<\/strong>: (816) 229-5791<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

OOIDA requests safer, more flexible HOS for truck drivers<\/h3>\n

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the nation\u2019s only organization representing professional and small-business truckers, has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to amend the existing federal hours-of-service regulations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think it\u2019s time to seriously address the issue of lack of options available for truck drivers whose schedules are at the mercy of shippers, receivers, weather, congestion, and other obstacles, to operate safely,\u201d said Todd Spencer, acting president and CEO of OOIDA.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in a situation where we have never had more regulations and greater enforcement and compliance with those regulations. Yet, crash numbers are going in the wrong direction, it\u2019s time for a new approach,\u201d added Spencer.<\/p>\n

OOIDA has sent a petition to FMCSA requesting changes to HOS regulations stating the following: That truck drivers subject to HOS regulations be allowed a rest break once per 14-hour duty period for up to 3 consecutive hours as long as the driver is off-duty.\u00a0 This rest break would effectively stop the 14-hour clock.\u00a0 However, drivers would still need to log ten consecutive hours off duty before the start of their next work shift.\u00a0 The Association also recommends eliminating the existing 30-minute rest break requirement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are many operational situations where the 30-minute rest break requires drivers to stop when they simply do not need to,\u201d said Spencer. \u201cIt\u2019s either impractical or unsafe.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Association points out that current regulations are overly complex, provide no flexibility, and in no way reflect the physical capabilities or limitations of individual drivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey force drivers to be on the road when they are tired or fatigued, during busy travel times and adverse weather and road conditions, or when they simply aren\u2019t feeling well,\u201d said Spencer.\u00a0 In short, OOIDA and its members view current HOS regulations as forcing truckers to comply with a regulatory framework that jeopardizes their safety and the safety of the traveling public.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf DOT truly wants to improve highway safety, it should consider amending the existing HOS regulations to foster safe habits rather than prevent them,\u201d said Spencer. \u201cNo one on the road today cares more about highway safety than career professional truck drivers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the nation\u2019s only organization representing professional and small-business truckers, has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to amend the existing federal hours-of-service regulations.\u00a0\u201cWe think it\u2019s time to seriously address the issue of lack of options available for truck drivers whose schedules are at the mercy of shippers, receivers, weather, congestion, and other obstacles, to operate safely,\u201d said Todd Spencer, acting president and CEO of OOIDA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":2301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75,63,189,234,160],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOOIDA requests safer, more flexible HOS for truck drivers - OOIDA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ooida.com\/2018\/ooida-requests-safer-more-flexible-hos-for-truck-drivers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"OOIDA requests safer, more flexible HOS for truck drivers - 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