A bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked the federal government to delay enforcement of its latest changes to hours-of-service rules until three months after a federal appeals court rules on a challenge to the rule.
March 22, 2013GovernmentBusiness
FMCSA Holding to July 1 HOS Date, Ferro Says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Despite receiving requests from a bipartisan group of seven lawmakers in transportation oversight roles, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will not delay the July 1 effective date of the latest changes to its hours-of-service rule, FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro said here Friday.
March 26, 2013Business
U.S. Defends HOS Changes Before Court
WASHINGTON — Lawyers representing the federal government told an appeals court that industry objections to the latest changes to hours-of-service rules for truck drivers are nothing more than “simple scientific disputes” and that the court should defer to the government’s judgment in solving such disputes.
March 25, 2013Special CoverageBusiness
FMCSA Holding to July 1 HOS Date, Ferro Says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Despite receiving requests from a bipartisan group of seven lawmakers in transportation oversight roles, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will not delay the July 1 effective date of the latest changes to its hours-of-service rule, FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro said here Friday.
March 22, 2013Business
Appeals Court Hears Challenges, Defense of HOS Rule
WASHINGTON — The federal government told an appeals court that industry objections to its latest changes to the hours-of-service rules for truck drivers boil down to “simple scientific disputes” and that the government should be free to use its discretion in such cases.
March 15, 2013GovernmentBusiness
FMCSA Offers Some Farmers HOS Exemption
A rule published Thursday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expands the distance that drivers hauling agricultural products, livestock, machinery or supplies to or from farms can travel under the hours-of-service exemption for the agriculture industry.
March 15, 2013Business
Appeals Court to Hear HOS Arguments Friday
American Trucking Associations and a coalition of public interest advocates are expected to tell a federal court on Friday to strike down portions of the latest changes to federal hours-of-service rules.
March 12, 2013EditorialBusiness
Editorial: $320 Million Here, $320 Million There
American Trucking Associations’ request to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that it delay implementation of its latest iteration of a new hours-of-service rule for a few months — until a federal appeals court has ruled on ATA’s challenge — was very straightforward.
March 4, 2013Business
ATA Says No Delay of HOS Rule Will Cost Trucking Industry $320 Million
American Trucking Associations said Thursday the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s decision not to delay implementation of FMCSA’s hours-of-service rule will cost the trucking industry about $320 million between now and July 1.
February 28, 2013GovernmentBusiness
FMCSA Tells ATA It Will Not Delay HOS Enforcement
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will not delay enforcement of the latest changes to the hours-of-service rules for truck drivers, saying that American Trucking Associations did not demonstrate enough harm to the industry and law enforcement to merit such a delay.
February 26, 2013