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Hours of Service * USA - Court Issues Split Ruling on Drivers’ Rule
A federal court issued a split ruling Tuesday on the government’s rules governing truck driver hours of service, rejecting a petition by a group representing owner-operators but granting a separate request by a public safety advocate groupWashington,DC,USA -Transport Topics On Line -24 July 2007: -- American Trucking Associations said it will seek a stay from the court to keep current rules in place until the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration provides the court with explanations for two of the rules provisions, the group said following the ruling... The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia’s decision denied a motion by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association but granted a request by Public Citizen and other groups to overturn portions of the HOS rule... The court vacated the portions of the rule that extended the maximum allowable driving time to 11 hours from the previous limit of 10, and eliminated the so-called 34-hour restart, which allows drivers to reset their maximum allowable hours in a week... The ruling maintains the limit for drivers’ work time of 14 consecutive hours. Previously, the agency had allowed drivers to work for 15 hours per day, but had let them clock on and off duty...
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