Truck driver scheduling problems are important subproblems of real-life vehicle routing and scheduling problems because rest periods required by government regulations have a significant impact on travel and arrival times. Vehicle routes generated without considering these regulations are often...

This paper studies the revised hours of service regulations for truck drivers in the United States which will enter into force in July 2013. It provides a detailed model of the new regulation and presents and a new simulation-based method to assess the impact of the rule change on operational...