"Fatigued Driving (HOS) BASIC Factsheet"
Article published on Monday, January 30, 2012
The Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) Website now
features the Fatigued Driving (Hours-of-Service (HOS)) Behavior
Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) factsheet. This
new factsheet is the second in a series of seven that the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released on January 17,
2012 to better educate motor carriers, commercial motor vehicle
drivers, and other industry stakeholders on CSA's seven safety
categories. Motor carriers and drivers can access this factsheet, as well as the other BASIC
factsheets, on the Resources page.
This week FMCSA is putting the spotlight on the Fatigued Driving
(HOS) BASIC factsheet, which gives information about driver fatigue
management and HOS requirements, as outlined under Parts 392 and
395 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Motor
carriers and drivers can refer to this factsheet for information
regarding the types of documents associated with this BASIC they
should keep, such as records of duty status (RODS), and for
information about how to proactively address HOS and driver
fatigue-related problems.
