The outcome of the recent court action involving two federal hours-of-service rules is expected soon.
On July 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit threw out the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) rules allowing truck drivers to spend 11 hours behind the wheel and to restart their weekly clock after 34 hours rest.
FMCSA had put the 11-hour and 34-hour restart rules in place in 2003. The Teamsters, along with highway safety groups, challenged the new rules in court.
The old rules will take effect September 14, unless FMCSA receives a stay. Trucking employers made it clear they are pressuring FMCSA to ask for such a stay. Teamster lawyers anticipate that the agency will do so.
It’s unclear what the outcome of any potential legal action will be. The Teamsters will fight any attempt by FMCSA to restore the 11-hour rule and the 34-hour restart provision.
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