Teamsters Respond to FMCSA's Reconsideration of Hours-of-Service Regulations

After years of legal challenges, the final rule was published last November. But earlier this year, Public Citizen, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Truck Safety Coalition, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court to overturn the HOS regulations. This week the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) entered into a settlement with these groups, whereby FMCSA has nine months to review its current rule and submit a notice of proposed rulemaking on this issue to the White House, and up to 21 months to issue a final rule to replace the current one.

In a press release, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said, “We will continue to push for a rule that protects trucks drivers, instead of the greed of the trucking industry. Longer hours behind the wheel are dangerous for our members and the driving public.”