Teamsters Disappointed By Court Inaction On Extended Trucker Drive Hours - 01/25/08

By Doug Cunningham

Teamsters President Jim Hoffa says he’s disappointed by a U.S. Court of Appeals refusal to enforce its decision striking down a Bush transportation department rule extending trucker’s on-the-road hours from 10 to 11 hours. The teamsters say allowing Bush to extendi the hours truckers are allowed behind the wheel each day is a traffic safety hazard.