Rep. Mica remains vocal on opposition to new HOS regulations   

Representative John Mica (R-FL) expressed his concern regarding the FMCSA lacking adequate data to support the new 34-hour restart rule in the revised hours of service regulations. For a write-up on his comments and a reference to his comments in  September regarding his intention to “aggressively oversee any attempt by the U.S. DOT to impose new regulatory burdens on the trucking industry by making changes to the current hours-of-service rules.” see Transport Topics.

While it is a relief that the Agency did not reduce the number of driving hours from 11 to 10, that does not mean the industry should accept a degradation in productivity that does nothing to improve safety without putting up a fight.  The ATA remains undecided as to its course of action.