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Hours of Service increase causes opposition

The US Congress has announced plans to increase truck driver Hours of Service (HOS), which has been described by safety advocate groups as a move that will result in more highway deaths and injuries

Truck crashes are a serious, deadly and costly problem to not only society, but also to the economy, and large truck crashes are on the rise. In 2012, nearly 4,000 people were killed and 104,000 more were injured  in the US. The annual cost to society from crashes involving commercial vehicles is estimated at over US$99bn.

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