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Trucking Industry Preferences For Driver Traveler Information Using Wireless Internet-Enabled Devices

If truck drivers could use Internet-enabled wireless devices to access traveler information, what type of information would they most want to have? We analyzed preferences for traveler information from managers of 700 trucking companies to determine how they valued information. Using a factor-analytic model with regressor variables, we found clear differences in preferences across types of trucking operations. "Locations of freeway incidents and lane closures," "weather information," and "travel times on alternative routes" were evaluated as important by the greatest number of carriers.

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	There Are Exceptions To The Hours-Of-Service Rules. Vehicles used in ground water well-drilling operations, utility service, and transporting construction materials and equipment retain the current 24-hour restart provision. However, these drivers are required to comply with the new 10-hour off-duty and 11-hour driving limitations, as well as the prohibition on driving after the 14th hour after coming on duty.