Administration-initiated regulatory work will be at odds with Trump Administration policy, and will find the cutting room (i.e., government cubicle) floor. These decisions will take some time, perhaps many months until Agency heads are confirmed by the Senate and in place. While President Trump’s Cabinet is starting to come together, over 4,000 Trump appointees must be put in place, with more than 1,000 requiring some type of congressional approval. For many industries, including trucking, the delay associated with this transition process, and the review time itself under a moratorium, will provide some relief. Turning to how the substance of the trucking regulatory agenda might change, let’s start with two rules of importance: elec- tronic logging devices and new fuel economy standards for large trucks. On electronic logging, while the compliance date was set


by the Obama Administration for December 2017, technically speaking the ELD rule has


with the fact that Congress mandated the ELD rule and a federal Court of Appeals


President Trump’s “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review” means that any regulation published by the Obama Administration that’s not yet effective, will need to be reviewed and scrutinized by President Trump’s new team.


been effective since February of 2016. This effective date—established for ELD vendors to begin certifying their devices—coupled


recently upheld it, likely means that it will not be affected by President Trump’s team at


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