Federation of Professional Truckers - Petition for Rulemaking

Summary: The Federation of Professional Truckers (FOPT) is petitioning the FMCSA to modernize Hours-of-Service regulations by eliminating the 11-hour driving limit and replacing the 34-hour restart with a 24-hour circadian restart. They argue that these changes align with modern fatigue science, improve driver alertness, and reduce "clock racing" behavior while maintaining existing safety protections.