Driving hours & logbooks review

LTSA preferred policy proposal

The role of driver fatigue as a road safety risk factor is well recognised. Amongst drivers as a whole, commercial vehicles drivers have been identified as a particular risk group, due, in part, to commercial expectations to work as many hours as possible to maximise financial benefit.

The review has arisen from a number of factors. First, there is an expectation from the commercial road industry that the current provisions should be reformed to simplify them as they are considered unnecessarily complex – particularly for those who use them. In addition, the 1996 Parliamentary select committee inquiry into truck safety (the truck crash inquiry) recommended that the driving hours and logbook rules be reviewed.

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Last updated: 13 June 2008