WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today the witnesses for a Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee hearing on Federal Truck Driver Hour-of-Service (HOS) Rules and Truck Safety. The witnesses are listed below.

 

The primary focus of the hearing will be on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) interim final rule (IFR) governing truck driver HOS. This IFR is in response to a July 2007 U.S. Court of Appeals decision vacating key aspects of the FMCSA’s 2005 HOS rule. The Subcommittee will receive testimony on the IFR and related truck driver fatigue and truck safety matters from the FMCSA, truck safety advocates and the motor carrier industry. Subcommittee Chairman Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.) will preside.

 

The Honorable John Hill, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

 

Mr. Dave Osiecki, Vice President, Safety, Security & Operations, American Trucking Association

 

Mr. Walter J. Krupski, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association

 

Ms. Joan Claybrook, President, Public Citizen

 

Mrs. Daphne Izer, Parents Against Tired Truckers

 

Mr. LaMont Byrd, Director of Safety and Health, International Brotherhood of Teamsters

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