Teamsters Oppose U.S. Trucking Regulator Nominee Anne Ferro
Written by Angela Greiling Keane    Friday, 05 June 2009 00:00    PDF Print E-mail
The Teamsters union told President Barack Obama it opposes his nominee to be the top U.S. trucking regulator because of her support for a rule that allows truckers to drive for up to 11 consecutive hours.

Anne Ferro is the wrong person to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration because of her “trucking-industry party line,” Teamsters President Jim Hoffa told Obama in a letter today.

Teamsters members include truck drivers for United Parcel Service Inc., the world’s largest package delivery company, and YRC Worldwide Inc., the largest U.S. trucking company by sales.

“We cannot support a candidate who represents the Bush administration ‘status quo’ rather than embracing your call for change,” Hoffa wrote in the letter, which was also signed by truck safety group officials.

Nick Shapiro, a White House spokesman, had no immediate comment.

Ferro is president of the Maryland Motor Truck Association and previously headed the state’s motor vehicle administration, which licenses drivers and vehicles. The agency she was nominated yesterday to lead will help decide how the U.S. will reopen its border to Mexican trucks and is conducting a safety review of the motor-coach bus industry.
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