Effective Control Transport Inc. (fka EFFC)

[mcchoochoo]

I don't think this was posted but is good information that could benefit those companies that bring fatigue monitoring devices to the market place.

http://www.transportroutier.ca/newscenter.cfm?pageaction=story&intNewsCenterID=5&intDocID=19589

What this means for future hours-of-service rules remains unclear at this point. The Fatigue Management Study has been conducted within current hours of service regulations, so the two can mutually coincide.

But Clarke, a 30-year industry veteran and a regulator who has helped shape HOS regulations, is of the opinion that the fatigue monitoring program can supercede the HOS regime.

"The potential for a comprehensive fatigue management program is significant to the point that if we were able to successfully deploy it in a carrier, HOS would be irrelevant; it's not as effective at combating fatigue in terms of making sure drivers don't fall asleep at the wheel," explained Clarke. "If it came to pass that regulators thought it was better, we would build a certification process around full implementation.

"I think, theoretically, a driver could point to his company and say we're on the fatigue management program and that would be okay. But that's very controversial right now."

As if hours-of-service wasn't controversial enough. But who knows, perhaps such a program is exactly what's needed to bridge longstanding differences of opinion regarding hours of work rules in North America.