Current driving regulations prevent truck drivers from exceeding 14 hours of work and 11 hours of driving each day. They also advocate that drivers should have sufficient rest before they begin their working week.
However, that may all be about to change with the introduction of a proposal to temporarily suspend the regulations on rest periods and working hours, which were introduced last summer.
The proposal to suspend the regulations appears to be due to pressure being brought to bear by the trucking industry, and comes at a time when truck accidents are responsible for some of the worst accidents on U.S. soil.
Traffic safety organizations appear to be horrified by the move and are calling on Senator Susan Collins, who is behind the proposed suspension, to put the needs of her constituents and road safety before those of the industry.
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