D.C. Circuit Appeals Court Upholds Most of FMCSA Hours-of-Service Rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that most of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hours-of-service (HOS) rules regarding commercial truck drivers may stand. The court did strike down an FMSCA rule that would have required…
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short-haul drivers to take a 30-minute off-duty break. The American Trucking Associations brought the suit against the FMSCA (see 12021420). "While we are disappointed the Court chose to give unlimited deference to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s agenda-driving rulemaking, the striking down of the short-haul break provision is an important victory,” said Dave Osiecki, ATA senior vice president of policy and regulatory affairs, in a press release (here). "The court recognized on numerous occasions the shortcomings of the agency’s deliberations, so despite upholding most of the rule, we hope this opinion will serve as a warning to FMCSA not to rely on similarly unsubstantiated rulemakings in the future.”