When a passenger aircraft leaves from any U.S. airport it is subject to following all federal regulations. However, for a truck driver the laws are determined by each state it is driving through. Nevertheless, federal legislation is underway that would limit state regulations unless approved federally. There are different arguments to this new act. For example, the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association believes that this would favor influential industry interests. While the Western States Trucking Association believes that it would cause confusion to employers and increase lawsuits. They also believe that it would affect the safety negatively.
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The U.S. constitution permits the administration of interstate travel and commerce by the federal government, but states continue to have power over the monitoring of transportation within their boundaries. If this legislation were to pass it would create a simpler process overall for the industry and in the understanding of regulations. Supporters also state that it would create and allow all companies to comply to industry wide standards easier. They believe that since drivers are passing through multiple state lines a day it confuses them adapting to each state's laws. This regulation would also include the increase of weight limits for trucks. Learn more about the plans for this legislations and the various arguments on trucks.com  

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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has filed a legal petition towards the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The petition claims that 26 states have yet to adopt the FMCSA ELD mandate. While 20 of those states have not yet implemented current FMCSA safety procedures in the past three years. As a result, the states not following the regulations are now at risk for federal funding, which would then make them unable to impose regulations, including the ELD mandate. Now the OOIDA has requested the FMCSA to suppress the funding of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program to those states until they can comply with the federal regulations. The states that were included in this report responded to the OOIDA’s claims and stated that their codes are up to date. In addition, the FMCSA reported that most states automatically implement federal safety regulations. The FMCSA is now currently working on a legal response OOIDA’s petition.  Read more about the states responses to the OOIDA on Over Drive Online.