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A Recent Ruling Vacated The 30-Minute Break Requirement for Shorthaul Drivers

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.

Source: http://www.todaystrucking.com/graves-gives-credit-to-fmcsa-for-quick-clarification-on-courts-hos-ruling
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