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The FMCSA has named 25 drivers from all sectors of the industry to serve on a new panel of the Agency’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. Todd Spencer, president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, will lead the panel. This newly created panel will be comprised of truck drivers that will provide input and feedback. The official announcement from FMCSA can be found here. “We applaud the creation of the panel. It’s long overdue,” said Spencer. “Input from the people on the frontlines is crucial to highway safety and efficiency in moving goods and people. Hea...

Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021:  FMCSA proposes pilot program to study safety effects of 6/4, 5/5 sleeper berth splits The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Thursday it will propose a new pilot program for truck drivers to evaluate adding a 6/4 and 5/5 sleeper-berth split to the hours of service regulations. During the proposed pilot program, drivers would have the option to split their 10-hour off-duty sleeper berth time into two periods, provided that the two periods total at least 10 hours. Drivers participating in the proposed pilot would be...

Regulators propose more sleeper berth flexibility FMCSA to evaluate allowing drivers to have 6/4 and 5/5 split rest periods FMCSA looking for 200-400 drivers for sleeper berth project. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is looking for drivers to participate in a proposed pilot program to evaluate splitting the 10-hour sleeper berth rest time into 6/4 and 5/5 periods. According to the proposal announced on Thursday, which will be open to comments for 60 days after publishing in the Federal Register, FMCSA wants to recruit 200 to 400 ...