Final Rule Codifies Lack of Applicability Of FMCSA Hours Rule to Short-Haul Drivers

The Transportation Department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule, scheduled for publication in the Oct. 28 Federal Register, codifying a previous announcement that clarified that the agency’s December 2011 hours of service regulation does not apply to short-haul truck drivers.

FMCSA in December 2011 issued a final rule (76 Fed. Reg. 81,134) pertaining to the hours of services for commercial truck drivers, limiting driving time to 11 hours per day and requiring drivers to take a break of at least 30 minutes if more than eight hours have passed since the driver’s ...