Don’t Sweat Hours Reform Until You See The Proposal, Cirillo Tells Truckers

ORLANDO, Fla. — Trucking’s chief regulator has some advice for trucking: Relax.

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“My suggestion to everyone who is having an anxiety attack on hours of service is just chill out until the proposed rule is out,” said Julie A. Cirillo, head of the federal Office of Motor Carrier Safety, in an Oct. 31 speech to the Truckload Carriers Association’s board of directors.

In both her speech and an interview afterward, Cirillo said she can’t understand why American Trucking Associations — which has repeatedly criticized the department for its tardiness in issuing a proposed rule — now wants to delay the rule until a new motor carrier administration in place. “Regardless of what the Senate does, the new administration won’t be fully operational until October 2000,” Cirillo said, referring to the possibility that Congress will complete action on legislation creating a federal agency devoted solely to trucking before adjourning for the year.

ATA believes the agency that will ultimately be responsible for finalizing and enforcing the hours-of-service rules should be the agency that proposes them (Hours Reform Must Come From New Carrier Office, ATA Tells Slater, 11-1, p. 5).

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