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Aug 18, 2014

TRUCKING RULES * USA: Truckers' coercion

* Missouri - Coercion proposal does not go far enough to protect drivers, OOIDA says 

Grain Valley,MO,USA -Land Line, by David Tanner -15 Aug 2014: -- OOIDA gives credit to the FMCSA for addressing the issue of coercion of drivers by motor carriers, shippers, receivers and brokers, but OOIDA remains concerned that the anti-coercion proposal is too narrow to reach the heart of the issue and relies solely on drivers to bring forward their claims... In comments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration filed on Aug. 11, OOIDA President and CEO, Jim Johnston, applauds the intent of the administration’s notice of proposed rulemaking that would “prohibit motor carriers, shippers, receivers, or transportation intermediaries from coercing drivers to operate commercial motor vehicles in violation of certain provisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations ” ... OOIDA thanked the administration for recognizing the marketplace demands of on-time delivery schedules and the economic pressures placed on commercial drivers... OOIDA encourages the FMCSA to continue reaching out to drivers and motor carriers to create the most effective rule possible... In its comments, OOIDA says FMCSA has a duty to seek comments and review all existing rules, such as hours of service and electronic logging devices, to determine “whether they may be rewritten to prevent coercion” ...

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