A trucking industry association asked a federal appeals court to throw out new regulations limiting truck drivers’ hours behind the wheel.<\/p>\n
The American Trucking Associations Inc. (ATA) argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) used irrelevant crash research to justify its driver-fatigue rules. They claim the new law would cost the trucking industry $470 million each year and would not increase safety.<\/p>\n
The rules are set go into effect on July 1. The ATA says truck drivers would be forced to travel during rush hour, which would undermine safety. The group also claims that restrictions on early-morning driving would hinder timely delivery of perishable goods to grocers and restaurants.<\/p>\n
Safety advocates, on the other hand, argued to appeals court judges that the measures are not restrictive enough.<\/p>\n
Judge Thomas Griffith said that it was not the court’s job to determine whether a policy was good (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A trucking industry association asked a federal appeals court to throw out new regulations limiting truck drivers’ hours behind the wheel. The American Trucking Associations Inc. (ATA) argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington that the Federal Motor…<\/span><\/p>\n