Will truck drivers use the new HOS split-sleeper provision?

Trucks parked at rest stop

As Tuesday of this week came and went, truck drivers gained several new benefits from changes to hours-of-service (HOS) regulations. One significant change is the split-sleeper berth exception.

Tuesday’s change is not technically new to the HOS regulations but rather an addition to the existing rule. Previously, drivers could utilize a split-sleeper berth exception in an 8/2 split. The new option adds a 7/3 split.

It’s unclear how many drivers utilized the provision before, and it’s even more...

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Where were you?

Truck driver hauls load of WTC steel back to its foundry in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.

Truck driver Tim Philmon, along with millions of Americans, marked the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Friday by remembering the nearly 3,000 people who died that day.

Philmon says he recalls exactly where he was on Sept. 11, 2001, when he heard the news that planes had crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, another plane had hit the Pentagon, and a fourth aircraft had crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.

“I was with several drivers, who were staged in...

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A life well lived is a life lived in trucking

classic chevrolet tractor

Ralph was very clear to his manager: He would not drive his truck after Memorial Day because of “the terrorists” on the highway.

“A Trucker’s Tale: Wit, Wisdom, and Truck Stories from 60 Years on the Road,” is available from Apollo Publishers and through Amazon in hardcover. It is also available for Kindle and in audiobook version. (Photo: Apollo Publishers)

“Some people call them tourists, but as far as I can tell, they are out to scare the hell out of me, so I consider every damned one of...

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‘Missing a few pallets’ and other fun tales from a life in trucking

A Truckers Tale author Ed Miller

Ralph was very clear to his manager: He would not drive his truck after Memorial Day because of “the terrorists” on the highway.

“A Trucker’s Tale: Wit, Wisdom, and Truck Stories from 60 Years on the Road,” is available from Apollo Publishers and through Amazon in hardcover. It is also available for Kindle and in audiobook version. (Photo: Apollo Publishers)

“Some people call them tourists, but as far as I can tell, they are out to scare the hell out of me, so I consider every damned one of...

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