Any truckers here?

[Spata]

Obama is coming for ya!

Beginning July 1, the Obama administration's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) wants truckers limited to driving 70 hours a week with mandatory "restart" periods--which would "include the predawn hours of two consecutive days" for rest.

Currently, commercial drivers are allowed to drive 82 hours a week.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/06/19/Obama-Wants-New-Regulations-On-Trucker-s-Hours

 

[elwoodtrix]

60 hours here...

 

[71buickfreak]

Good lord, as if stuff doesn't cost enough already!

 

[Spata]

Good lord, as if stuff doesn't cost enough already!

you know, you want $20 bananas and $50 steaks..........

 

[Moore Guns]

:::sighhh::::

 

[71buickfreak]

I enjoy massive government intrusion, you know, for the children.

 

[Shootin 4 Fun]

If they DOT continues with this stupid crap there won't be a truck on the road between the hours of 5am Saturdays and 5am Sundays.

In 2003 I could move a load of haz-mat from Houston to OKC or Tulsa for $350, between fuel, haz-mat driver background checks, guberment regs and an aging driving force it now cost $1250 to move that same load. Guess who is actually pay that additional .03 per pound?

 

[dennishoddy]

you know, you want $20 bananas and $50 steaks..........

$50 steaks are cheap. I'm betting my venison and elk steaks run more than that. LOL

 

[Billybob]

So if drivers can drive less hours does that mean more drivers will be needed? Will it be like job splitting to provide more positions for the soon to be new workers? What effect did letting Mexican trucks come a couple of years ago have on the trucking industry?

 

[LightningCrash]

So if drivers can drive less hours does that mean more drivers will be needed? Will it be like job splitting to provide more positions for the soon to be new workers? What effect did letting Mexican trucks come a couple of years ago have on the trucking industry?

also will it reduce the commercial vehicle accident rate in any way?
What is the fiscal impact of the proposal?