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CLEAN TRUCKS LAWSUIT * USA - ATA Injunction Request Due Before Federal Judge on Sept. 8
Long Beach,CA,USA -The Cunningham Report -10 Aug 2008: -- Federal Judge Christina Snyder has scheduled a Sept. 8 hearing on a request for a preliminary injunction to stop implementation of clean truck concession plans by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and on a request to allow environmental groups to intervene in the case... The American Trucking Associations - which had vowed to sue the ports if they attempted to implement their concession plans - filed its lawsuit last month, five working days after the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach released their concession applications to the trucking community. The ATA has also filed for a preliminary injunction, asking the judge to block the plans until a final decision on the case is made... The ATA's argument is that federal law prohibits state and local governments from interfering with truck rates, routes or services. The ports don't have the authority to regulate the trucking industry, the ATA claims...
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