Rest periods are enforced to ensure the safety of the trucking industry as well as its operators by allowing drivers with sufficient breaks to avoid fatigue and retain full alertness. Under the system of hours-of-service (HOS) regulations in the US, commercial drivers are required to have certain rest between shifts to avoid driving under the influence of fatigue, increasing the safety of both drivers and other road users. The current regulations demand specific periods between shifts. Which include off-duty minimums of at least 10 consecutive hours. Following a driver shift and short breaks during working shifts.

TruckX provides fleet managers with a user-friendly platform that simplifies the task of maintaining and overseeing driver rest. Hours-of-service tracking enables real-time compliance, helping fleet owners. Avoid tens of thousands of dollars in fines from federal inspectors and ‘out-of-service’ findings on driver safety scores. The platform provides up-to-date information on the elapsed time since the driver’s last period so that required breaks can be taken before fatigue sets in.

TruckX’s software also provides drivers with a big-data dashboard with reporting and compliance. Logs so that fleet managers can maintain accountability of driver performance to ensure. That rest is being observed correctly and to the letter of the law. By optimizing these rest breaks, rest-stop operations can increase. Driver well-being, maintain compliance, and mitigate the risks on the road.