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We were disappointed to see the federal appellate court’s ruling overturning the requirement that some motor carriers install electronic recording devices to monitor drivers’ compliance with the hours-of-service rule.

A federal appeals court has thrown out the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s 2010 rule requiring electronic onboard recorders for many motor carriers, telling the safety agency it must rewrite its rule to ensure the devices won’t be used to harass drivers.

With gasoline at its second-highest level for a Labor Day weekend, travel is forecast to be down about 2.5% this year, according to the automobile group AAA, the Associated Press reported.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will delay its elimination of “registrant-only” U.S. Department of Transportation numbers given to commercial vehicle owners that are not in business as carriers.

The trucking industry is criticizing a federal regulation issued last week that will require employers to hang posters informing workers about their rights to form and join unions.

Consumer confidence fell in August to its lowest mark since April 2009, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic onboard recorder 2010 final rule for motor carriers with significant hours-of-service violations does not protect truck drivers from potential harassment by their employers, a federal appeals court has ruled.