U.S. Department of Transportation
Office of Public Affairs
1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E.
Washington, DC 20590
www.dot.gov/affairs/briefing.htm

January 19, 2010
Contact: Candice Tolliver
Tel.: (202) 366-9999 or (202) 366-2309

FMCSA to Hold Fourth Hours-of-Service Listening Session at Trucker Friendly Location

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced it will hold a fourth public listening session on hours-of-service requirements on Thursday, January 28 in Davenport, Iowa.

The fourth listening session will take place at the Davenport Comfort Inn and Suites, which is within walking distance of a Flying J Travel Plaza and located near Iowa 80, one of the nation's largest truck stops.

The FMCSA held its first hours-of-service listening session today in Arlington, Virginia. The agency will host a second listening session in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas on January 22 and a third in Los Angeles, California on January 25.

The goal of the listening sessions is to gather a broad range of comments, ideas and relevant research as the agency prepares for rulemaking on hours-of-service requirements for property-carrying commercial drivers.

To obtain complete details on each of the FMCSA hours-of-service public listening sessions, visit the agency's website at www.fmcsa.dot.gov.

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