Roughly two years in the making, new federal hours-of-service (HOS) rules have arrived.

The new rules could provide commercial truck and bus drivers across the nation with a lot more flexibility — and with more productivity — if applied correctly. They also hold the risk of increased liability for those who don’t apply them properly.

Before using the new rules, you and your drivers must understand how and when they apply — and how to implement them properly.

This whitepaper summarizes the new hours-of-service rules, who’s affected by the new rules, how they might apply to your operations, how you can use each of the four changes to your benefit, and considerations you need to keep in mind as you put the new rules into use.