Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Safety groups oppose loosening sleeper berth restrictions. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Thursday it has denied a request from truck driver Matthew Killmer that would have allowed him and other truck drivers to shorten the required ...

Compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules is how drivers keep their schedules legal, fleets avoid violations and everyone stays safe fighting the fatigue ...

A federal appeals court ruled in December that company team drivers' time spent in the sleeper berth beyond eight hours is compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In a case involving CRST ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed two pilot programs to study increased flexibility in truck driver hours of service rules, including pausing the 14-hour driving window and ...

FMCSA is developing two pilot programs to test increased HOS flexibility for truck drivers: driving time pauses and sleeper berth split options. Drivers will be monitored via smartphones, smartwatches ...

BOSTON — In a case of first impression, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that long-haul truckers driving as a team are entitled to be paid for “sleeper berth time” in excess of eight ...

Following Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s announcement Monday of the launch of two hours-of-service-related pilot programs to kick off National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, the Federal Motor ...