Description: Challenge to Town of Vail ordinance that restricted “high-volume commercial carrier” delivery trucks from entering pedestrian mall areas.
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Colorado Motor Carriers Association v. Town of Vail
Case Documents:
Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary 12/15/2023 Order Download Motion for preliminary injunction granted in part. Colorado Federal Court Barred Enforcement of Vail Ban on Delivery Trucks in Pedestrian Mall Areas. The federal district court for the District of Colorado granted a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the Town of Vail ordinance that restricted “high-volume commercial carrier” delivery trucks from entering pedestrian mall areas. The intent of the ordinance was to promote use of electric vehicles for “last-mile” deliveries to improve pedestrian safety and the “guest experience” and also to provide environmental benefits such as greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The court found that the plaintiff—an organization of licensed motor carrier companies—showed that the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 and the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 likely expressly preempted the ordinance and that the plaintiff showed it would suffer irreparable harm absent injunctive relief.