Hours of Service of Drivers; Driver Rest and Sleep for Safe Operations
motor-carrier · Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Published 2003-04-28 · Effective 2003-06-27 · 68 FR 22456
Document
Document number
03-9971
Federal Register citation
68 FR 22456
CFR reference
49 CFR 385
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
motor-carrier
Sub-agency
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Publication date
2003-04-28
Effective date
2003-06-27
DOT docket
Docket No. FMCSA-97-2350
Abstract
The FMCSA revises its hours-of-service (HOS) regulations to require motor carriers of property to provide drivers with better opportunities to obtain sleep, and thereby reduce the incidence of crashes attributed in whole or in part to drivers operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) while drowsy, tired, or fatigued. This action is necessary because the FMCSA estimates that between 196 and 585 fatalities occur each year on the Nation's roads because of drowsy, tired, or fatigued CMV drivers transporting property. The FMCSA estimates that this final rule when adhered to fully will save between 24 and 75 lives each year as a result of giving truck drivers an increased incremental amount of time to obtain rest and sleep.