HB 650 -- Regulation of Certain Contract Carriers

Sponsor:  Meadows

This bill establishes certain requirements that must be included
in a contract between a railroad corporation and a contract
carrier that transports railroad employees on a road or highway
of this state in a vehicle designed to carry eight or fewer
passengers, including the driver.

The bill requires:

(1)  A contract carrier to limit the hours of service by a driver
to 16 hours of on-duty time within any 24-hour period and to make
a concerted effort to provide a rest period of at least eight
consecutive hours off duty to a driver who has 16 hours of total
on-duty time within any 24-hour period; and

(2)  Driver records to be kept for at least six months indicating
the time all for-hire motor carrier drivers report for duty and
the time of relief from each duty.  All records must be made
available to the Director of the Department of Transportation for
inspection.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:25 am