Congress to hear hours-of-service testimony in hearing this week

The U.S. House of Representatives contracting and workforce subcommittee to the Small Business Committee will hear testimony Nov. 21 on the economic and operational impact of the new hours-of-service regulations to small businesses.

FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro will testify at “Wrong Way: The Impact of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Hours of Service Regulation on Small Businesses”. Additional testimony will be offered by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Arkansas-based L & L Freight Services and the Transportation Intermediaries Association.

The 10 a.m. hearing will be webstreamed live Nov. 21 via this link.

A bill currently is in committee in the House that would undo the current hours-of-service rule and allow drivers to abide by the pre-July 1 rules if cleared by Congress and signed by the president. Click here to see CCJ coverage of the bill.