The recent rules imposed address the following: Limits the maximum average work week for truck drivers to 70 hours, a decrease from the current maximum of 82 hours; Allows truck drivers who reach the maximum 70 hours of driving within a week to resume if they rest for 34 consecutive hours, including at least two nights when their body clock demands sleep the most – from 1-5 a.m; Requires truck drivers to take a 30-minute break during the first eight hours of a shift.