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^ Top   #1   12.21.2007

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Lawsuit seeks to limit truckers' hours Lawsuit seeks to limit truckers' hours 12/21/07 Quote: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Safety advocates went to federal court Thursday asking judges to block a Transportation Department rule on work hours for truckers. Under a new rule, truckers could drive another hour before being required to take a break. The controversy dates to 2003, when the Bush administration increased from 10 to 11 hours the limit a commercial trucker may drive without a mandatory break within a 14 hour period. Opponents, citing the risk of driver fatigue, twice persuaded a federal court to reject implementation of the extended hours. Despite those setbacks, the Transportation Departments Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has put into place an "interim final rule" that places a daily limit at 11 hours a day and up to 70 hours a week depending on whether the trips are long-haul or local. In documents filed Thursday with the U.S. Court of Appeals, lawyers for a coalition of groups including "Parents Against Tired Truckers" asked judges to immediately enforce the court's order striking down the hours-of-service rule. "We have the data to indicate it is safe," U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said. CNN>>>>>

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Additionally, the new HOS rules still do not require electric on-board recorders for long haul truckers, "This is bull "my fricking cell phone is GPS enabled.Trucking companies want to hide the fact that they no how long they are having their drivers running.That is why you have too be a "member" eew!! to read the ATA's web site.

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