Implementation Schedule

      Barring any other interference, the new hours of service rules will be in effect by the end of next January.
      Under the implementation plan, the effective date of the rule will be in early July, but enforcement will not begin until January, 2004. The agency needs this time to train enforcement personnel. More than 8,000 federal, state and local officials will need to learn the new system - a big job.
      In addition, the agency will have to modify its computer systems and manuals, and publish educational material for the public. It also believes the industry will need the time to make adjustments in its operations so it can comply with the new rules.
      The current rules will remain in effect during this period.

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