Note to Truckers: Get Some Rest

U.S. News & World Report (August 6, 2007)

Truck drivers are known for working long and grueling shifts, but in 2005, the federal agency overseeing the industry allowed them to put in even more hours behind the wheel. Once limited to 60 hours over seven days, truckers could now work for 77. And truckers driving for eight days could drive 88 hours instead of 70. But with about 100 people dying every week in truck-related accidents, safety and insurance groups opposed the change and challenged it in court. Why, they wanted to know, did the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration change the rules when a study commissioned by the agency itself showed it would lead to a higher risk of accidents?

A Washington, D.C., Federal Appeals Court asked the same question last week when it overturned the new rules, saying the feds hadn't provided a good explanation for changing them. But truckers won't be getting shorter shifts yet. The ruling won't take effect until September, and there is still a chance for an appeal.

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