--- title: Feds Tap the Brakes on Trucking Regulations description: Economic recovery and pandemic relief upstage harsher rules on truckers, as the overall industry applauds productivity goals. 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Orr adds that most drivers are running only 7.5 hours out of their 11 allotted hours, and then quit to find parking. “That’s money out of their pocket, and our pocket too,” he says. “That concerns me. We don’t have enough parking, and if we layer up construction, that could make that number worse than it even is now.” Read more here: [https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/feds\_tap\_the\_brakes\_on\_trucking\_regulations](https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/feds_tap_the_brakes_on_trucking_regulations)  Tags: [In The News](https://learn.cfidrive.com/tag/in-the-news) [Back to Blog](https://learn.cfidrive.com) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## Related Articles ## [CFI Celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week](https://learn.cfidrive.com/ntdaw-2024) From September 15-21, 2024, we had the privilege of celebrating our professional drivers during... 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