Truck Drivers That Typically Use 34-Hour Restart Still Sought for Safety Research Study

WASHINGTON – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) continues to seek volunteer truck drivers who typically use a 34-hour restart period to participate in a naturalistic study of the operational, safety, health, and fatigue impacts of the federal hours-of-service restart provisions.

Drivers who have volunteered to participate in the study are receiving updates from the study team by phone or by email regarding their status as potential participants. The congressionally mandated study is required to have participating drivers from different fleet sizes, types of operations, and in various sectors of the industry.

Drivers will be paid for their participation in the five month study.

All personally identifiable information from the research will remain with the independent study team and will not be shared with the government.

To volunteer as a participant, drivers should visit www.RestartStudy.com.

For additional information, please visit http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/research-and-analysis/commercial-motor-vehicle-driver-restart-study.