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Emergency declaration raises questions about increased HOS flexibility

Jul 20, 2022 at 10:24 AM CST

If America’s truck drivers have safely delivered relief loads under an emergency declaration waiver for more than two years, then why are strict hours-of-service regulations needed? Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., posed that question to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a House committee hearing on Tuesday, July 19.