Truck drivers and fatigue : efficacy studies of the restart rules / Cherise Ryers, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ryers, Cherise, editor.

Series:

Transportation issues, policies and R&D series.

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truck drivers.

Truck drivers--Health aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The objective of this book is to examine the efficacy of the new restart rule promulgated as part of the Hours of Service of Drivers Final Rule. Under the new restart rule, if commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers choose to use a provision allowing ""restart"" of the 60- or 70-hour duty-cycle limit, they are required to include at least two nighttime periods (from 1 a.m. until 5 a.m., based on the home terminal time zone if the restart takes place in a time zone that differs from the driver's home terminal) in their restart breaks to allow sufficient opportunity for sleep recuperation before

Contents:

""TRUCK DRIVERS AND FATIGUE: EFFICACY STUDIES OF THE RESTART RULES""; ""TRUCK DRIVERS AND FATIGUE: EFFICACY STUDIES OF THE RESTART RULES""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: FIELD STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF THE NEW RESTART PROVISION FOR HOURS OF SERVICE""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""FOREWORD""; ""NOTICE""; ""QUALITY ASSURANCE STATEMENT""; ""LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. METHODS""; ""3. RESULTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 2: INVESTIGATION INTO MOTOR CARRIER PRACTICES TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER PERFORMANCE: PHASE I""""ABSTRACT""; ""FOREWORD""; ""NOTICE""; ""LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. METHODS""; ""3. RESULTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3: DURATION OF RESTART PERIOD NEEDED TO RECYCLE WITH OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE: PHASE II""; ""FOREWORD""; ""NOTICE""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. METHODS""; ""3. RESULTS""; ""CONCLUSION""

""RECOMMENDATIONS""""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 3, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63117-799-0

OCLC:

916951916