The American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association are giving it a shot.
Why bring Congress in on the debate over HOS changes that are less than a year old?
Simply, the industry is out of options, explains Dave Osieicki, who heads up ATA’s legislative affairs office.
After meeting with Administrator Anne Ferro in early May – “at her request,” Osiecki notes – the ATA delegation used data from electronic logs to demonstrate the detrimental impact last summer’s changes in the hours-of-service rule have on drivers and companies.
“These were drivers who were working very reasonable hours each week, not this 80-hour-week stuff she pretends is happening,” he adds.
And Ferro understood, calling the impact “unintended consequences,” according to Osiecki.
