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In the News
BREAKING NEWS: FMCSA publishes final HOS rule & again; Dumps split sleeper
Passenger Service: State troopers ride-along with truckers in crash study
Know a truck hero? Pass it on to Goodyear

Cabotage Rules
The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) describes what Canadian drivers can and cannot do while operating in the United States.

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Cargo Securement Driver's Handbook

The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has produced a driver's handbook to assist in understanding and compliance with the North American Cargo Securement Standard.

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Northern Exposure
One veteran driver's rookie adventure hauling on ice roads.
Life and Family

Dry me a River
Air dryers are smaller and more efficient than ever, and they're very application-specific.
Doing Your Job

Decision Time
Smart spec'ing is the difference between what you want and what you need.
Careers

The Other Log:

AUGUST

1 0-11 - Expedite Pride Truck Show. Expedite trucks only. Woodhaven, Mi. See www.expediteexpo.com or www.nastshowtrucks.org .

13 - Quebec Provincial Driving Championships. CFTR, Saint-Jerome, Que. Call Quebec Trucking Association at 800-361-5813 or see www.carrefour-acq.org .

18-21 - Road America Truck Show. Truck-Lite Trophy Series at Elkhart Lake, Wis. Call 8563-6051608 See www.nastshowtrucks.org .

25-27 - Great American Trucking Show. Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Tex. Call 888-349-4287 or see www.gatsonline.com .

26-28 - Trucker's Funfest 2004. Teeswater Fairgrounds, Teeswater, Ont. Call 519-392-6353.

28-Sept. 1 - Brake Safety Awareness Week 2005. Sponsored by CVSA and your local ministry of transport. Specific dates and locations TBA. See www.cvsa.org .

Full Events Listing

highwaySTAR Careers: Careers for Drivers

[Aug. 19/05]
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has changed the minimum off-duty requirements of the split-sleeper provision from two hours to eight hours, effectively dumping the popular split-sleeper provision. FMCSA was required to come up with a new rule after the 2003 'final rule' was thrown out by a Washington, D.C. circuit court in July 2004.

Administrator, Annette M. Sandberg said at a press conference August 19 that the rules for over-theŭroad drivers would remain unchanged (11 hours of driving, maximum 14 hours on-duty, 10 hours off) except that driver will be required to take a minimum of eight (8) hours off-duty in one single interval. Ten total off-duty hours are still required, but drivers may take the additional two hours off at their discretion ŭ much the same as the proposed Canadian rules will allow.

The change effectively eliminates a driver's ability to drive and sleep in rotating short intervals. Instead, drivers will be allowed to take breaks of up to two hours within their 14-hour workday without compromising available working hours. We'll have a complete analysis of the 2005 final rule in our October issue. The rule takes effect Oct. 1, with a transition period extending to Dec. 31, 2005.
Jim Park
FLS

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