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New HOS Rules Cost Truck Drivers and Carriers Bigtime
ARLINGTON, VA - Drivers are more tired. They're making less money. The carriers they drive for are less productive and they need more drivers to haul the same amount of freight. That, according to a new survey, is all a result of the changes to the Hours-Of-Service (HOS) that came into effect July 1.