Study: 14-Hour Days OK For Drivers

September 20, 1999 9:27 AM, EDT

Truck drivers working a 14-hour day with a lunch break do not get significantly more tired than colleagues who work fewer hours, as long as they get 10 hours off duty to get some rest, according to a scientist with the ATA Foundation.

Bill Rogers will present his findings during a speech before the Transportation Research Board’s meeting, whose theme is “Traffic Safety on Two Continents,” in Malmo, Sweden, Sept. 20-22.

TRB is an arm of the National Academy of Sciences.

Rogers, human factors research director for the foundation, will talk about research conducted for the Federal Highway Administration.

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