Hours of Regulation for a Hartford Trucker

Hours of Service Violations in Hartford

Were you injured in a truck accident? If so, there is a possibility that you were involved in an accident with a truck driver who had violated the hours of service regulations – a leading contributor to fatigued driving and truck accidents. At Carlson & Dumeer, LLC, we represent individuals who have been injured in trucking accidents at the hands of negligent truck drivers.

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FMCSA Hours of Service Regulations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulates the trucking industry and enforces federal trucking laws and regulations. One such regulation is the hours of service regulation, which was designed to improve the safety of the motoring public by reducing truck driver fatigue.

The FMCSA's hours of service rule:

• Limits the maximum work week for truck drivers to 70 hours.
• Allows truck drivers who have reached the 70 hour limit within a week, to resume driving after they have rested for 34 consecutive hours.
• Requires truck drivers to take a 30 minute break during the first eight hour shift.
• Enforces an 11-hour daily driving limit and a 14-hour workday.