FMCSA Reinstated Weekly Driving Hour Reset

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration finally reinstated the original regulations allowing truck drivers to reset
their weekly driving hours with a 34-hour rest. In 2011 these regulations had certain regulations on the 34-hour rest. First
the restart had to include two periods between 1:00 and 5:00 AM and the second regulation was that the rest could only
be used once every seven days. In December of 2016, Congress suspended the aforementioned regulations until the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration could prove with statistical date that the regulations made significant safety
improvements. The FMCSA sent a report to Congress that did not find any added safety benefits that came along with
their two regulations to the 34-hour rest. Finally, FMCSA removed the added restrictions. This means that drivers can
take their 34-hour rest during the week whenever it is best for them.