Office of Naval Research - National Transportation Library
Office of Naval Research - National Transportation Library
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<strong>of</strong>ten need to be conducted in tandem with line-haul or local drayage trucks, the service notonly improves labor productivity and relieves driver shortage pressures in the truckingindustry; it can also facilitate the drivers’ compliance with the trucking Hours <strong>of</strong> Service(HOS) regulations. The prevailing HOS rules, coupled with newly enforced immigration andCommercial Driver Licensing (CDL) rules and the <strong>Transportation</strong> Worker Identification andCredential (TWIC) regulatory requirements have compounded the driver shortage and the socalled“quality <strong>of</strong> life” issues that have worked against driver retention for long-haul truckdrivers, and present compelling arguments in favor <strong>of</strong> promoting SSS as a key component <strong>of</strong>a national freight network. 7474 Mark Yonge has referred to the “Perfect Storm” in freight transportation for trucking industry that in additionto driver shortage, new HOS and TWIC rules includes new EPA rules for Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (USLD) andan aging truck fleet.ONR SSS Final Report 65
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