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A review of a logbook kept by the truck driver who struck a bridge in Washington state in 2013 found no violations of federal hours-of-service rules, according to documents released June 11 by federal transportation safety investigators.

In the wake of a much-publicized turnpike crash in New Jersey involving a truck and TV celebrity, ATA President Bill Graves appeared on NPR and CNN; he also wrote an opinion piece in USA TODAY today discussing the hours-of-service rules for truck drivers and trends in highway safety.

Senate appropriators today adopted an amendment to suspend some provisions of the 'hours-of-service' rules for one year while a DOT study is conducted.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne Ferro told a Senate panel that the agency knew its new hours-of-service rules would affect trucking’s productivity but that data is expected to show the HOS rules are increasing safety.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is expected to offer an amendment today to a fiscal 2015 transportation funding bill that would address what her staff said are the unintended consequences of a federal truck safety rule that is opposed by much of the industry.

A new study found that the restart provision in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration‘s current hours-of-service rule is more effective at combating fatigue than the prior hours rule, the agency said.