Trucking’s new Hours of Service rules, designed to get fatigued drivers off of America’s roadways, have actually increased the volume of trucks on the road during the day when traffic is heaviest, creating even more hazardous conditions, said Rebecca Brewster, president and chief operating officer of the American Transportation Research Institute, Arlington, Va., in her remarks at the Steel Market Update conference in Atlanta last month. In July 2013, regulators enacted Hours of Service rules that limit how long truck drivers can be behind the wheel.
