Decoding FMCSA Hours Of Service Regulation
Are You Feeling Sleepy While Driving? Honey, You Need To Wake Up! Feeling sleepy, tired, and sluggish on the road can end in dangerous, possibly fatal consequences. But don’t you worry, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has you covered with its Hours of Service regulation! The FMCSA Hours of Service regulation sets definite guidelines that almost all commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers must comply with. This regulation outlines the maximum number of hours that drivers can spend driving and how much break time they must take. The rationale behind these rules is to ensure that drivers are fully awake and alert as they drive so that fatigue-related accidents can be prevented. To know more you can join our trucking course . Also called the DOT Hours of Service rules, these are applicable to property-carrying drivers (truckers) and passenger-carrying drivers. The rules are largely the same for both categories, with a few hour differences between the two. We shall discu...