ARLINGTON, Va., May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the American Trucking Associations thanked the Trump Administration for issuing a newly updated hours-of-service rule aimed at providing professional drivers more flexibility, without sacrificing safety.
"Today's rule is the result of a two-year, data-driven process and it will result in needed flexibility for America's professional truck drivers while maintaining the safety of our roads," said ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. "We appreciate the time and attention President Trump, Secretary Chao and Administrator Mullen have paid to our industry and to this regulation, which, while maintaining the core limitations on drivers' work and rest cycles, makes smart changes to portions of the rules."
The new final rule makes the following changes to the hours-of-service regulations:
"No rule will satisfy everyone, even within our industry, but this one ? crafted with a tremendous amount of input and data ? is a good example of how by working with stakeholders on all sides, government can craft a rule that simultaneously benefits the industry, specifically drivers, and maintains highway safety," said ATA Chairman Randy Guillot, president of Triple G Express Inc., New Orleans. "The agency should be commended for their efforts and we appreciate their willingness to listen throughout this process."
"ATA has been engaged in this rulemaking process from the beginning and we are thrilled to see a final rule come to fruition," said Dan Horvath, ATA vice president of safety policy. "Through numerous Agency meetings and discussions with ATA's Safety Policy Committee, we have been engaged with FMCSA since this proposal was first introduced. While the final rule does not include all of our comments, we will continue to work with Agency to ensure that HOS regulations are consistent with ATA's commitment to safety."
American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter, Facebook, or at Trucking Moves America Forward.
SOURCE American Trucking Associations
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