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Re:Tesla Semi, a Deep Dive by oblio on Monday December 05, 2022 @07:13AM (#33864564)
The legislation linked is not about enforced breaks for drivers, though. Does the US have this?
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Re:Tesla Semi, a Deep Dive by rascul on Monday December 05, 2022 @07:53AM (#33864969)
Yes.

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hours-service/summary-...

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Re:Tesla Semi, a Deep Dive by oblio on Monday December 05, 2022 @08:42AM (#33865483)
Cool, didn't know that, kind of surprising that the US would regulate this, knowing their general stances.

The conditions are quite harsh, compare them with this:

https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/work-abroad/rules...

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Re:Tesla Semi, a Deep Dive by tecleandor on Monday December 05, 2022 @08:46AM (#33865541)
Well, it's still far from EU, but it's something. Although rest times are VERY short.

US:

  - max 11h driving after 10h of rest (that sums 21h, so I guess you can drive 14h a day)
  - rest 30min every 8h of uninterrupted driving
  - max 60h driving a week
EU:

  - max 9h driving a day (10h driving allowed twice a week)
  - rest 45min every 4.5h of uninterrupted driving
  - max 56h driving a week. max 90 every two weeks.
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Re:Tesla Semi, a Deep Dive by yourapostasy on Monday December 05, 2022 @08:00AM (#33865025)
Once you are switched to ELD's in the US, it is more difficult (compared to paper log books) to cheat enforcement [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hours_of_service#Enforcement

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