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Facts and Figures
HOURS OF SERVICE FACTS & CHRONOLOGY

KEY LAWS AFFECTING MOTOR CARRIERS

1937: Current Hours-of-Service rules issued by Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC):
• ICC Commissioners expressed misgivings that rules might not be conducive to safety.

1938: Fair Labor Standards Act exemption:
• trucking industry exempted from overtime compensation;
• creates incentive to drive long hours putting drivers and the public at risk;
• no major profession in the U.S. accrues more work hours under a formal regulatory regime than truck and motor coach (bus) drivers.
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Appeals Court Again Rejects Hours of Service Rule
Appeals Court Again Rejects Hours of Service Rule
July 24, 2007

A federal appeals court today struck down for the second time a Bush administration regulation that increased the number of hours that truck drivers are permitted to drive without rest.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit again sided with Public Citizen in its contention that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) hours-of-service rule for truckers, issued in Aug. 2005, could put motorists at risk.
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