SC&RA ramps up advocacy in USA

SCRA recently celebrated a major advocacy win as the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) 2018 ruling that California’s meal and rest break rules were pre-empted by federal law.

With the unanimous decision on 15 January 2021, the Court also reaffirmed FMCSA primary authority to regulate commercial motor vehicle safety in the USA, which is essential to interstate commerce.

Along with PODS Enterprises LLC, Ryder System Inc and Western States Trucking Association, SC&RA filed an amicus curiae brief in late 2019 in support of FMCSA’s primacy therein.