THE AMERICAN HONEY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION JOINS OTHER LIVESTOCK GROUPS TO PETITION THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR HOURS OF SERVICE FLEXIBILITY.
WASHINGTON (October 15, 2018) – Today organizations representing livestock, bee, and fish haulers across the country submitted a petition to the Department of Transportation (DOT) requesting additional flexibility on Hours of Service (HOS) requirements. The petition asks for a five-year exemption from certain HOS requirements for livestock haulers and encourages DOT to work with the livestock industry to implement additional fatigue-management practices.
Current rules limit drive time to 11 hours and limit on-duty hours to 14. Instead, the organizations request that livestock haulers be granted approval to drive up to 15 hours with a 16-hour on-duty period, following a 10-hour consecutive rest period. Any livestock hauler wishing to operate under the extended drive time would be required to complete pre-trip planning and increased fatigue-management training.
The full press release can be found here: http://www.beefusa.org/newsreleases.aspx?NewsID=6807
