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Sep 6, 2007

HOS DEBATE * USA - Trucking Cos Want Gov't to Keep Limits

U.S. trucking companies want the government to keep regulations allowing truckers to drive 11 hours in a row, rather than the previous limit of 10

Washington,DC,USA -Forbes (New York,NY)/Associated Press -4 Sept 2007: -- ... The American Trucking Associations filed a petition Friday with the federal government asking officials to issue a new version of two-year-old regulations on truckers' hours to replace regulations struck down by a court in late July... The trucking group argued that since the court's late July ruling was focused on procedural issues rather than safety concerns, the Transportation Department should keep similar regulations in place... A spokeswoman for the Transportation Department's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency is still developing a response to the court ruling but would do so in time for the industry to adapt... The trade group's members include United Parcel Service Inc., FedEx Corp., JB Hunt Transport Services Inc. and YRC Worldwide...

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