Field Study on the Efficacy of the New Restart Provision for Hours of Service (Hours of Service Field Study)
This study was a field operational test of the 34-hour restart provision requiring 2 nights of sleep between work weeks. The study team designed a field evaluation that had a protocol that similar to the above-mentioned lab study for Phase I that was conducted at Washington State University. This field evaluation was with three volunteer carrier(s) and with commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers who were using the 34-hour restart period. The study agent recruited CMV drivers who routinely drove and worked approximately 70 hours per week. The minimum 34-hour restart, 2-night provision only really pertained to CMV drivers who drove predominately during the nighttime hours.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Program information: Produce Safer Drivers.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $1,500,000.00
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Contract Numbers:
DTMC75-07-D-0006
DTMC75-12-J-00049
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Sponsor Organizations:
Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590 -
Project Managers:
Walker, Martin
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Performing Organizations:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
Blacksburg, VA United States 24061 -
Principal Investigators:
Hanowski, Rich
- Start Date: 20120929
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20131028
- Source Data: RiP Project 35397
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Commercial drivers; Driving; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Field studies; Hours of labor; Regulations; Sleep
- Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01494433
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Contract Numbers: DTMC75-07-D-0006, DTMC75-12-J-00049
- Files: RIP
- Created Date: Sep 26 2013 1:01AM