HOS * Canada - Atlantic provinces truckers oppose U.S.A. changes

Would impact productivity

Dieppe,NB,Canada -CBC News -Mar 14, 2011: -- Truckers in Atlantic Canada are joining a national lobby against a United States government proposal to shorten truck drivers hours and increase mandatory down time when operating south of the border...  In late December, the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration touched off a continent-wide debate when it proposed new hours of service for truckers in the United States...  A key change for the Canadian industry is a new reset: the time a driver must wait before getting back on the road after completing a work week...  The new proposal requires a break of 34 hours over two midnights...  Jean Marc Picard, executive director of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association, warned that change could strand drivers and their rigs for days... (Photo from CBC: Truckers are against new rules proposed by the U.S. government)