The FMCSA finally issued a massive safety law change around driver hours-of-service (HOS) for our nation’s 1.9 million truckers on May 14. This change features four critical provisions the FMCSA says will not only increase driver flexibility, but also generate nearly $274 million in annualized cost savings for the U.S. economy and its consumers.

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way the trucking industry operates. Not only are fleets being extra vigilant to protect the safety of their drivers, they are also taking extra precautions to ensure all their hard work results in actually getting paid upon delivery of a client’s load.