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Logbook Groups want rehearing of cross-border case The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked a federal court to rehear its case against the U.S. cross-border trucking pilot program with Mexico. On June 3, OOIDA and the Teamsters union separately petitioned the District of Columbia appeals WTJ OD Half 052213_Layout 1 5/22/13 4:36 PM Page 1 3 Days of Fun! Thursday, July 11th, Noon - 9 pm Friday, July 12th, 10 am - 9 pm Saturday, July 13th, 9 am - 5 pm • Free Admission & Parking, Rain or Shine • Over 100 Antique Trucks from 1908 • Over 200 Exhibits! • Super Truck Beauty Contest (Register Online) • Lights at Night Competition Thursday Night • Fireworks Thursday & Friday Night • 1-1/2" Thick Famous Iowa Pork Chop Cookout • Live Music! Celebrating America's Truckers® For 34 Years! The Best Trucker Party in the Country is Now 3 days! Scan for Complete Schedule of Events Live Concert by Lindsay Lawler Courtesy of Live Concert by Blackberry Smoke July 12th at 7pm Presented by: Sponsored by: Iowa 80 TA Truckstop • I-80 & Exit 284 • Walcott, IA 52773 563-468-5519 • truckersjamboree.com Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com July 11th at 7pm court. On April 19, the circuit's three-judge panel ruled in favor of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's program. The court had consolidated the association's and the union's litigation cases for that ruling. Both petitioners argue that the recent decision conflicted with previous rulings. "The panel has converted appropriations riders intended to limit the circumstances under which FMCSA could conduct temporary pilot programs into a potentially permanent exemption for Mexican drivers from licensing requirements applicable to U.S. domiciled drivers," the association stated. The Teamsters, who petitioned with the Sierra Club, also argue the previous decision undercut the National Environmental Policy Act. The agency insufficiently weighed environmental consequences before launching the program, according to the joint petition. In a separate case, the association presented oral arguments May 6 against the program regarding the agency's National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. FMCSA will begin requiring interstate CDL holders to have physicals and a medical examiner's certificate from a registry examiner next year. FMCSA contends it could apply the registry requirement to Mexican and Canadian drivers only if Congress clearly intends to abrogate previous agreements regarding truckers from the two nations. – Jill Dunn 18 | Overdrive | July 2013 Untitled-16 1 Logbook_0713.indd 18 5/24/13 8:55 AM 6/27/13 10:41 PM