More and more SMART PEOPLE started to realise that all new regulations from FMCSA since 2010, are not improving the safety on our roads, those more strict regulations just making US roads more dangerous to drive on !!!! Federal regulations now limit commercial drivers to 14-hour workdays -– part of a series of moves meant to give truckers more down time and inject more safety into the nation’s highways. But the hourly ceiling removed the deadline flexibility that commercial drivers once had if they needed to wait out traffic jams and bad weather, forcing some to max out their 14-hour windows and hold the wheel when they’d prefer to pull off the road, trucker advocates argue. “If the regulations are so strict that a driver can’t stop and take a break or take a nap when they need to, then I don’t know how you can conclude anything other than the regulations have made highways less safe,” said Todd Spencer, executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). The trade group represents 150,000 members, spanning all states..... nbcnews/#/business/business-news/tracy-morgan-crash-why-are-some-long-haul-truckers-so-n126731
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:17:38 +0000
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