The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has scrapped plans for a 12-month split sleeper berth pilot program designed to collect real-world data on the safety of drivers who split their sleeper berth time in a variety of ways.
In lieu of conducting a lengthy and costly pilot, the agency has said it has enough data and research to support consideration of a proposed rule that could give drivers the flexibility to split the 10 hours they spend in the sleeper berth in the manner they prefer, within limits.
