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**Update: Public Comment Period Now Open Until Monday, October 21, 2019**
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on updates to hours of service (HOS) rules to increase safety and provide additional flexibility for...
Archived Petition for Rulemakings.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [4910-EX-P]...
Dear Secretary Chao:
We write to you today in support of the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) petition for determination of preemption of California meal and rest break rules (Docket No. FMCSA 2018-0304). National uniformity in the rules and regulation governing the movement of...
Dear Secretary Chao:
The safe and efficient flow of interstate commerce is critical to our nation's economy, and, to accomplish this goal, it is important that there is a consistent and reliable national framework for the operation of commercial motor vehicles. As such, we support the...
Dear Administrator Martinez:
I write on behalf of the Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference (AFTC), and other interested agricultural organizations, to express sincere appreciation for your careful examination of the American Trucking associations' petition seeking a...
Dear Administrator Martinez,
I write on behalf of the Oregon Trucking Association to express our appreciation for your careful review of the petition recently filed by the American Trucking Association, seeking a determination that California's meal and rest break rules are...
RE: Application by the Western States Trucking Association for a Determination that California’s meal and rest break requirements as applied to federally regulated truck drivers transporting oversized/overweight permit loads is preempted by 49 U.S.C. § 14501(c)(1)
Dear Secretary Chao and...
RE: Comment/Petition for Determination That California Meal and Rest Break Requirements for Commercial Vehicle Drivers Are Preempted Under 49 U.S.C. § 31141
Petitioners are the Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association (SC&RA), and we hereby petition the U.S. Department of...
Re: Petition for Determination That California Meal and Rest Break Rules for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Are Preempted Under 49 U.S.C. 31141
Dear Administrator Martinez:
American Trucking Associations, Inc. (ATA) hereby petitions the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (...