37 Groups Urge House Transportation Committee Hearing on HOS Proposed Rule
On January 19, 2011, 37 organizations1 representing the trucking industry, retail, manufacturing, and distribution sectors, express couriers, the agricultural industry, and general business interests wrote the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Highways and Transit Subcommittee asking for a hearing on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed rule on Hours of Service (HOS).
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Groups Express Concern on Impact of HOS Rule on Freight Costs, Supply Chain
The letter expressed numerous concerns about the HOS proposed rule, including the need for trucking companies, and private carriers with fleets, to put additional trucks and drivers on the road to deliver the same amount of freight, adding to final product costs and increasing congestion on the already clogged U.S. highways.
The organizations also expressed concern that the proposed rule would disrupt parts of the U.S. supply chain and require the business community to incur costly adjustments to their transportation systems -- adjustments to make their distribution systems less efficient.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 02/17/11 news, 11021718, for BP summary on FMCSA’s extension of comment period on HOS proposed rule and posting of supplemental documents.
See ITT's Online Archives or 12/29/10 and 02/04/11 news, 10122907 and 11020427, for BP summary of the proposed rule and a reminder on the comment deadline.)
1Organizations include American Trucking Associations, FedEx, National Retail Federation, Retail Industry Leaders Association, National Industrial Transportation League, the Waterfront Coalition, and UPS.
Letter available here.