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| July 2014
Logbook
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205-289-3555
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The Owner-Operator Independent
Drivers Association last month
sent U.S. Transportation Secre-
tary Anthony Foxx a letter asking
for Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration Administrator Anne
Ferro to resign and for Foxx to
begin searching for a new adminis-
trator immediately.
In the three-page letter
signed by OOIDA President
Jim Johnston, the association
says Ferro has a "clear bias
against truckers and the
trucking industry" and that
the agency "can no longer
perform its regulatory and
enforcement duties impar-
tially." The group also accus-
es Ferro of violating federal
laws that prohibit federally
appropriated money to be
used for lobbying purposes.
The letter – and the claims
about lobbying law violations
– stem from a post published
by Ferro June 3 in DOT's
Fast Lane blog in which she
asked Congress not to roll
back the hours of service
rule changes implemented
in July 2013. OOIDA says
Ferro's blog post illustrates
an "extreme bias against the
trucking industry and truck-
ers in general."
Meanwhile, a group of
drivers and owner-operators
representing diverse industry
segments issued an open let-
ter to Foxx supporting Ferro
and contradicting OOIDA's
demand for her resignation.
– James Jaillet
OOIDA demands Ferro's resignation
OOIDA says FMCSA Administrator Anne
Ferro has a "clear bias against truckers
and the trucking industry."
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