A battle is shaping up over the efforts of the federal truck safety agency to raise the minimum financial responsibility requirements for motor carriers, something which has not been done since the 1980s.
It comes as the trucking industry is also trying to stop implementation of rules effective July 1 that place a firmer limit on the number of hours drivers can be on duty. The America Truckers Association has filed suit to halt the changes, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has inserted a provision in a federal transportation appropriations bill that would delay the changes for at least one year.
The House voted June 10, 214-212 along party lines, to add language to the Dept. of Transportation (DOT) appropriations bill, H.R. 4742, denying funding for proposed Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rulemaking aimed at raising the minimum insurance required for interstate carriers.
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