Appeals Court tosses DOT’s 11-hour rule and 34-hour restart

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Bunny, Jul 24, 2007.

  1. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    Agreed but from my point of view with the action that congress is making on this issue, it is coming into an election year and it may not be more than lip service to appease one or another group.

    They can change it, it is simple for them to do but they won't.
     
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  3. Guntoter

    Guntoter Road Train Member

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    Legally they could but politically they won't. If you are a congressman you don't want to be on record as going against the recommendations of the "experts" at the DOT because as soon as you do, your face will be on a billboard next to the picture of the little girl who was "needlessly run over by a tired truck driver".

    It a "hot button" or "third rail" issue that is a lose / lose for politicians. They don't care what is best for truck drivers because it is widely believed that since truck drivers are rarely home, we rarely vote.
     
  4. skateboardman

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    I think congress should pass a law making it illegal to comment on 6 year old threads
     
    Roadmedic, jimjam38 and JPenn Thank this.
  5. JPenn

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    Some sites archive threads after X amount of time. Keeps them readable for reference, but doesn't allow for additional posts. And I saw the title come up and got all hopeful and stuff too :-(
     
  6. Roadmedic

    Roadmedic Road Train Member

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    I have wondered why they do not disable them after 2 years.
     
  7. skateboardman

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    jpenn, i have done the same thing comment and then see it was a old thread. and it also was the reason it caught my eye, hope

    roadmedic, i think its in hope of us growing a brain.
     
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