In the News: Sleep Rules Raise Trucking Costs The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) now monitors the sleep hours and practices of long-haul truck drivers. As of July 1, 2013, the FMCSA insists that drivers: Drive no more than 11 hours a day. Work no more than 14 hours a day. Work no more than 70 hours a week. Take a 30-minute break in their first 8 hours of driving. Rest for 34 consecutive hours after completing a 70-hour week, including at least two nights between the hours of 1 and 5 a.m. According to FMCSA, the new sleep rules will reduce chronic fatigue and related crashes, saving 19 lives per year. But the trucking industry says the new rules are too costly and even dangerous. They force drivers to sleep when they're not tired and to drive when they are tired. They also force trucks onto the road at commute times. The $700 billion industry says shipping costs will rise 2 to 6 percent, upward of $2 billion. Source: Federal Motor Carier Safety Administration and news reports of July 2013. How much will annual shipping costs for the trucking industry increase for each saved life? Instructions: Enter your response rounded to one decimal place. million per life (per year) < Prev 4 of 8 Next> DELL %24
In the News: Sleep Rules Raise Trucking Costs The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) now monitors the sleep hours and practices of long-haul truck drivers. As of July 1, 2013, the FMCSA insists that drivers: Drive no more than 11 hours a day. Work no more than 14 hours a day. Work no more than 70 hours a week. Take a 30-minute break in their first 8 hours of driving. Rest for 34 consecutive hours after completing a 70-hour week, including at least two nights between the hours of 1 and 5 a.m. According to FMCSA, the new sleep rules will reduce chronic fatigue and related crashes, saving 19 lives per year. But the trucking industry says the new rules are too costly and even dangerous. They force drivers to sleep when they're not tired and to drive when they are tired. They also force trucks onto the road at commute times. The $700 billion industry says shipping costs will rise 2 to 6 percent, upward of $2 billion. Source: Federal Motor Carier Safety Administration and news reports of July 2013. How much will annual shipping costs for the trucking industry increase for each saved life? Instructions: Enter your response rounded to one decimal place. million per life (per year) < Prev 4 of 8 Next> DELL %24
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Transcribed Image Text:In the News: Sleep Rules Raise Trucking Costs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) now monitors the sleep hours
and practices of long-haul truck drivers. As of July 1, 2013, the FMCSA insists that
drivers:
Drive no more than 11 hours a day.
Work no more than 14 hours a day.
Work no more than 70 hours a week.
Take a 30-minute break in their first 8 hours of driving.
Rest for 34 consecutive hours after completing a 70-hour week, including at least two
nights between the hours of 1 and 5 a.m.
According to FMCSA, the new sleep rules will reduce chronic fatigue and related
crashes, saving 19 lives per year. But the trucking industry says the new rules are too
costly and even dangerous. They force drivers to sleep when they're not tired and to
drive when they are tired. They also force trucks onto the road at commute times. The
$700 billion industry says shipping costs will rise 2 to 6 percent, upward of $2 billion.
Source: Federal Motor Carier Safety Administration and news reports of July 2013.
How much will annual shipping costs for the trucking industry increase for each saved life?
Instructions: Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.
million per life (per year)
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