Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Ass'n v. United States Department of Transportation

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.

Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

BROWN, Circuit Judge:

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), a trade association, challenges the decision of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to exempt commercial vehicle operators licensed in Canada or Mexico from certain statutory medical certification requirements applicable to drivers licensed in the United States. The FMCSA claims that applying these requirements to these foreign drivers would violate existing executive agreements between…