Meal break
ATA Challenges California’s Meal, Rest Break Rules in Petition to FMCSA
Trucks park for a rest break along the side of I-66 in Manassas, Va. (Jim Galligan for Transport Topics)
American Trucking Associations has petitioned the trucking industry’s top regulator to determine that California’s meal-and-rest-break requirements are pre-empted under federal regulations.
September 27, 2018Meal, Rest Break Provision Debated in Funding Negotiations
Daniel Huizinga/Flickr
Republican leaders say they lack time to finalize fiscal 2018 funding legislation by Dec. 8, which is when funding for the federal government is set to expire, which could limit the chances of advancing a truck-centric meal and rest break provision.
November 21, 2017House Moving Away From FAA Bill Containing Meal-Break Provision
Graves, Boxer
The Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill containing a key provision related to meal breaks is expected to be put on hold by Republicans who control the House floor schedule, according to multiple published reports. ATA President Bill Graves, Sen. Barbara Boxer react.
February 26, 2016Democrats Oppose Meal-Break Provision in FAA Bill
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are calling on colleagues to oppose an aviation reform bill that includes a provision affecting rest breaks for truckers when the measure reaches the House floor.
February 25, 2016House Panel Keeps Provision Blocking States on Pay, Breaks
Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted last week to keep a trucking provision, tucked in an aviation reform bill, that would prevent states from enacting laws requiring companies to schedule meal-and-rest breaks for drivers or to pay drivers by the hour.
February 15, 2016Provision Affecting Meal, Rest Breaks Clears First Hurdle in House
Napolitano via transport.house.gov
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee members voted Feb. 11 to keep a provision tucked in an aviation reform bill that would prevent states from enacting laws requiring trucking companies to schedule meal-and-rest breaks for truck drivers or pay drivers by the hour.
February 11, 2016