Is the Hours of Service provision still in effect?
Have you heard about the Hours-of-Service provision?
What is the Hours-of-Service provision?
The Hours-of-Service provision is a ruling that required short-haul drivers to take 30-minute breaks during daily truck driving.
Just this month on Friday August 2nd the U.S. Court of Appeals struck down the ruling. However, the American Trucking Associations has confirmed that the U.S. Court of Appeals striking down the provision does not take immediate effect. Short-haul drivers are still required to take 30-minute breaks.
The provision is not immediately dismissed because opposing parties to the Court’s ruling have up to 45 days to make a challenge.
Only when no parties seek a rehearing will the Court’s decision to strike down the provision take effect. The 45 days to challenge goes until September 9th.
Until further notice, short haul drivers need to comply with the hours of service provisions. The regulations from the hours of service have been in effect since July 1st, 2013.
The reasons the Courts have struck down the ruling vary but the primary reason was the uncertainty on how the house of service provision impact specific short haul operations.
One major question on the minds of short-haul drivers is focused on the application of the 30-minute break in relation to short haul drivers that are on duty for 12 hours or more.
It’s important that short haul drivers are operating the safest trucks on the road for those extended hours of work no matter if the Hours-of-Service provision is effective or not.
Truck transport is what keeps America moving. Truck drivers must safely move things across America, port to port (including the Port of Baltimore).
The transport of goods changes on the daily and short haul drivers are an ever-growing population within the truck-driving workforce.
Here at Middleton & Meads we provide Truck Solutions to help your fleet work together better.
The following are services we can provide your short haul drivers:
- Schedule fleet preventative maintenance
- Well designed strategy for fuel efficiency
- Reduce downtime for vehicles in your fleet
- Regular updates on state and federal regulations
- Mechanical repairs for seasonal changes/ truck maintenance
- Reduced tire replacement costs
Learn about our Fleet Management and Frequently Asked Questions to find out about all the benefits we offer to short haul drivers. Yes, this includes Mechanical repairs such as:
• Brake repairs
• Clutch repairs
• Air dryer repairs
• Starter replacement
We also offer collision repairs for all truck and trailer makes and model.
Contact Middleton and Meads by calling 410-752-5588 or click here today for information.
With three locations to serve you throughout Baltimore, Washington DC and Virginia, Middleton and Meads will keep you “on the road.” Our service professionals are experienced and knowledgeable. That is why companies of all sizes depend on us – day in, day out, mile after mile.
We work with you to provide the solutions to your bus transportation needs!
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Source:
http://www.portjobs.org/storage/documents/bigrig_shorthaul.pdf