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HOS DEBATE * USA - ATA asks FMCSA to keep 11-hour driving, 34-hour restart rule
ATA's President cities potential industry disruption
Arlington,Va,USA -The Trucker -31 Aug 2007: -- Citing the potential for “widespread disruption in the industry and the supply chain,” the American Trucking Associations submitted a petition Friday asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to retain the 11-hour daily driving limit and 34-hour restart provisions of the Hours of Service regulations... The petition asked the agency to publish an Interim Final Rule by Sept. 14 to re-adopt the 11-hour driving limit and 34-hour restart; within 60 days after that, publish a proposed rulemaking that addresses the issues identified by the court; and publish a final rule within 180 days of the notice of proposed rulemaking’s publication... The ATA’s petition argues that it will be impossible for the trucking industry to adapt to immediate changes in the daily driving limit and restart provisions without significant and costly impacts upon carriers’ operations. ATA also argues that the inability of many states to immediately adapt to the new requirements will result in a patchwork of enforcement which could undermine the agency’s safety efforts... The ATA said that a decline in fatalities in truck-involved crashes in 2006 demonstrates that continuation of these provisions will not degrade highway safety. The 4.7 percent decline in 2006 was the largest drop in 14 years. ATA argued further that FMCSA’s acceptance of the petition will provide the industry with the stability and operational certainty that it needs while the agency responds to the court... Sept. 14 is the date the court’s ruling is scheduled to become effective.
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