Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Feb. 26, 2021:
Teamsters’, safety groups' challenge of HOS changes on hold until April
A petition challenging the hours of service regulations that took effect at the end of September 2020 is on hold after a court granted a request by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to hold the case in abeyance.
The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways, and Parents Against Tired Truckers. The group asked the court to review the changes to the hours of service, calling the rule “arbitrary, capricious or otherwise contrary to law,” and challenged FMCSA’s authority to issue the rule.
Earlier this month, FMCSA filed a motion to pause the case to give the new leadership within the agency time to “become familiar with the issues and determine how they wish to proceed,” the request states.
The court granted the motion, putting the case on hold for 60 days until April 20.
Trucking groups ask CDC to designate truck stops as mobile COVID vaccine sites
Several trucking groups and truck stop association NATSO are urging the Centers for Disease Control to designate truck stops and travel plazas as mobile COVID vaccination sites to leverage existing truck stop locations for the distribution of vaccines to professional truck drivers and truck stop employees.
