President Obama signed the FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill providing funding for the vast majority of the federal government. Included in that legislation is language that provides relief from the two new restrictions on the hours-of-service restart rule championed by Senator Susan Collins.
President Obama signed the FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill providing funding for the vast majority of the federal government. Included in that legislation is language that provides relief from the two new restrictions on the hours-of-service restart rule championed by Senator Susan Collins.
The Maine Motor Transport Association who championed this effort stated “that the most important trucking-related provision is language that provides relief from the two new restrictions of the hours of service restart rule. Specifically, the legislation suspends the requirement that all qualifying restarts contain two consecutive periods of time between 1am and 5am, and that it can only be used once every 168 hours (or seven days). In other words, the restart rule reverts back to the simple 34 hour restart in effect from 2003 to June 2013. The MMTA have spoken with the Maine State Police for guidance as to how/when to expect enforcement agencies to be geared up for this change. While there might be slight disruption in the consistency of all law enforcement throughout the country, they have assured us they will continue to work with CVSA to implement the change quickly.” Detailed questions and answers are found here. For more detailed information visit mmta.com.
MGFPA members are encouraged to thank Senator Collins for her efforts by calling her office at 202.224.2523 or writing her: The Honorable Susan Collins, 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510.