Penske Appeals to Supreme Court Over Truck Driver Rules
Penske Logistics has filed a petition seeking to have the United States Supreme Court review the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the matter of Dilts et al. v. Penske Logistics LLC and Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.
According to Penske: “The crux of the case is whether a long-standing federal transportation law that seeks to promote lower rates and better service by ensuring that rates and services are determined by competitive market forces rather than a patchwork of varying state laws preempts California’s state laws requiring mandatory meal and rest breaks.”
Penske noted in its blog that “California’s meal and rest break laws directly impact the routes, services, and prices of trucking companies, such as Penske, operating in California.”
Penske maintains the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994, which prohibits states from enacting laws related to prices, routes or services of a motor carrier, preempts California meal and rest break laws as applied to motor carriers.
In 2011, the U.S. District Court ruled in Penske’s favor on this issue, but the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals later overturned this decision in 2014. Penske argues that the Ninth Circuit’s decision is at odds with Supreme Court decisions in other preemption cases.
Penske is seeking Supreme Court review because this case has sweeping impacts on how the trucking industry operates and disrupts competitive market forces.
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