Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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92 commercial carrier journal | april 2018 JOURNAL NEWS OOIDA seeks HOS pause, wants 30-minute rest break nixed T he Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed a peti- tion with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration asking the agency to allow drivers to pause their 14-hour daily clock for up to three straight hours and to nix the 30-min- ute rest break required by current hours-of-service regulations. "The current regulations are overly complex, provide no flexibility and in no way reflect the physical capabilities or limitations of individual drivers," the association writes in its petition. "They force drivers to be on the road when they are tired or fatigued, during busy travel times and adverse weather and road conditions." The HOS rule requires drivers to take a 30-minute break within their first eight hours on duty each day and does not allow their 14-hour clock to stop. Under OOIDA's proposal, driv- ers would not be required to take the 30-minute break and would be allowed to take a rest break of up to three con- secutive hours and "effectively stop the 14-hour clock." Drivers still would be required to take 10 consecutive off-duty hours before starting their next shift under OOIDA's petition. "Current HOS regulations force truckers to comply with a regulatory framework that jeopardizes their safety and the safety of the traveling public," states the petition signed by acting OOIDA president Todd Spencer. "The federal HOS should foster safe driving habits, not prevent them." FMCSA is working to study the feasibility of reintroducing flexibility to HOS regulations by allowing driv- ers to split their duty time into split- sleeper segments. OOIDA's request for an HOS over- haul comes just shy of a year after the industry scored a win in overturn- ing portions of the 2013-instituted HOS reforms that required drivers' 34-hour restarts to include two 1-5 a.m. periods and limited the restart's use to once per week. – James Jaillet VDO and RoadLog – Trademarks of the Continental Corporation www.vdoroadlog.com Make sure you have the right ELD. Available with No Monthly Fees Thinking of solving the ELD mandate with a cell phone app or ' Bring Your Own Device' solution? Get ready to worry about: • Phone battery overheating from constant GPS activity • Phone or BYOD device damaged in an inspection hand-off • Bluetooth connection drops resulting in log gaps and fines • App records your off-duty travel as though you're still driving Avoid the aggravation! Get VDO RoadLog ™ – it's a dedicated device, hardwired to your vehicle. Get 100% mandate compliance, and 24 / 7 US-based phone support. RoadLog is VDO certified, FMCSA registered, and has successfully passed the FMCSA USB data transfer test. RoadLog comes with free compliance software updates, and RoadLog Office, the online tool for compliance reporting and fleet management. Talk to a VDO RoadLog ELD specialist: (855) ROADLOG roadlog-sales@vdo.com www.vdoroadlog.com CO5088 CCJ_RoadLog_MakeSureYoutHaveTheRightELD_HalfIsl_4-18_v1.2.indd 1 3/7/18 10:54 AM The current HOS rule requires drivers to take a 30-minute break within their first eight hours on duty each day and does not allow their 14- hour clock to stop.