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November 20, 2008
New Final Rule For Truck Drivers Across the Nation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a new final rule for truck drivers across the nation. The highlights of the new rule include:
• A truck driver cannot drive more than eleven hours each day;
• A truck driver cannot work more than fourteen hours each day;
• A truck driver needs to get no less than ten hours of rest between shifts;
• A truck driver cannot operate a truck if he or she has worked more than sixty hours during the week;
• A truck driver who rests at least thirty -four hours can reset his or her weekly work schedule.
The new final rule was issued November 18, 2008. A copy of the new final rule can be found at: http://www.federalregister.gov./OFRUpload/OFRData/2008-27437_PI.pdf
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