The hours of service rule — either the new rule or the old rule — is not enough to assure truck driver alertness, even if the rule is followed.
Mark Rosekind, Ph.D., who formerly led the Fatigue Countermeasures Program at NASA Ames Research Center, and now runs Alertness Solutions, a scientific consulting firm that addresses the safety and performance needs of 24-7 operations, says the new HOS rule is better aligned with circadian rhythms than the old rule. However, he states the obvious fact that “You can mandate the time off, but you can’t control what people do during their time off.” He suggests strategies in four areas:

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