The U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a ruling yesterday on a pair of challenges to the current hours-of-service regulations which eliminates the 11 hour driving rule and the 34 hour restart.

In the short term, there will be no affect for the drivers as this ruling affects only the FMCSA.

According to a statement from FMCSA, agency staffers are “analyzing the decision issued today to understand the court’s findings as well as determine the agency’s next steps to prevent driver fatigue, ensure safe and efficient motor carrier operations and save lives. This decision does not go into effect until Sept.14, unless the court orders otherwise.”

Perhaps it’s time for us all to look for another line of work and allow the know it alls at PATT, CRASH, Public Citizen and the rest, who seem to know better than us, what we need, to operate the U.S. trucking industry