Good job, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today.
A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the 30-minute break requirement for shorthaul drivers, but only referred in its opinion to non-commercial drivers license holders who operate within 150-mile radius of their reporting location, leaving CDL holders who drive short-haul wondering where they stood.
FMCSA Administrator Ann Ferro clarified that FMCSA was applying this ruling to not just non-commercial drivers, but to CDL holders who operate within 100 miles of their reporting location as well.
"Administrator Ferro and FMCSA have taken a reasonable enforcement approach concerning the rest break provision for both types of shorthaul drivers as the Agency drafts a revised rule to comply with the court,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said.
“While the court left much of the new hours-of-service rules unchanged, FMCSA’s clarification on this provision provides important flexibility for shorthaul drivers and the fleets that employ them,” Graves added.