Evaluation of the Impact of Changes to the Hours-of-Service Rules Governing Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

The objective of this project was to determine whether changes to the hours-of-service (HOS) rules have had any impact on commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety, carrier productivity and cost, and the U.S. highway system. The Agency was primarily interested in examining data before and after the HOS rule changes and the impact of the rule changes on safety, driver schedules and productivity, cost of trucking, and measures of highway system performance. A report detailing study findings was submitted to the Agency for review.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $279,000
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Walker, Martin

• Performing Organizations:

  Maineway Services

  10 Tamarack Drive
  Fryeburg, ME  United States  04037
• Start Date: 20150500
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicle operations; Data analysis; Highways; Hours of labor; Impact studies; Motor vehicle industry; Productivity; Safety; Truck drivers
• Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Hours of Service Act
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01592558
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 2 2016 2:53PM