Article: HOURS OF SERVICE EXTENSION OPPOSED. (by independent contractors to railroads)(Brief Article)

As House and Senate conferees quarreled and quibbled over ISTEA reauthorization last month, and as railroads and their customers continued to spar over competitive access, another, lower-profile issue surfaced that could have a disruptive effect on independent contractors to railroads. This is a provision in the proposed Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1998 (RA, April, p. 16) that would extend the Hours of Service Act to these contractors. Though intended to relieve worker fatigue and improve safety, Congress has been warned that it could have exactly the opposite effect. The Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad ...

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