2020 issue in US. How are consecutive driving hours of commercial driver in US . “HOS” is like 改善基準告示 in Japan.
2024.3.29
HOS (Hours of Service) regulation
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I picked up ” Riviesed Working hours regulation on Commercial drivers in Japan” as following…
I wondered that what had been going on other countries’s regulation for long driving of commercial drivers .
We can look to US situation , FSMCA site.
FSMCA is putting Regulation for Commercial drivers’ service hours which measn “driving hours and non-driving hours.
“Hours of Service” is name of regulation about commercial driver working time and driving time made by Federal Safety Motor Carrier administration,
Oh! It is just like….
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This regulation “HOS” has changed in 2020 in some point. We can find final and detail of “HOS”.
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Actually truck industry have some issues , especially reported before “drivers shortage”
ATA(American Truck Association) is now showing about truck industry employment as following,
![](https://transport-safety.jp/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-185.png)
What had been going on after “2020 issues”about commercial drivers in US???
Their fact which they are facing will be good story for Japanese truck industry ??