Trucker proposal worries some
2/2/08

i never went to school and i drive better than alot of guys/gals out there, so thats not going help...but thats from growing up with a father that was a trucker...

I like it as long as I am grandfathering in.

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good point

So my question is who pays for this schooling everything comes with a price.I see this as a move by big companys to cut their insurance cost.They could care less about inexpeirence people entering the industry. Most of the people entering this profession today sell their soul to a company for a year. Would the company's increase their obligation.I see a potential boom for accredited schools that would jack there prices up because they can.Forcing even more poor souls to go to work for unscrupulous company's who have the deep pockets to pay for all that.While I am in favor of good training this thing just has bad written all over it.As far as shortages go there would be no shortage if company's acted ethically. As usual the government needs to wake up and address what is really wrong with the industry.Instead of trying to put a band-aid on a hemorrhaging wound.Unfortunately I have a better chance of winning the lottery then that ever happening..

You do of course!! The companies would pony up no more than they do now. Why should they?

This proposal is nothing more, than an attack on American Truck Drivers, from a new angle.

It opens up the market, to be more acceptable to Foreign (aka Mexican) drivers, who by the way, will not need this additional training to get a job with an American company...Because they have YEARS of experience.....right?

OOIDA needs to step up to the plate NOW!!! And, have truck driving declared "skilled" labor, by the US Dept of Labor. This would head off the disaster about to befall the Americans who want to drive in the future. And, secure our jobs and wages.

Even the **** Union has failed us on this topic. So much for protecting their members.

For those of you who do not know the difference between having a profession declared skilled or not. I suggest you take time to see what the hiring requirements are for foreign labor in a field of work that has been deemed such.

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King George or Obama ????

So what about the argument regarding insurance rates being lower keeping more new drivers in the industry? Does that argument hold any water?

If more new drivers could avoid the huge training companies would this significantly lower the turnover rate in the industry?

Would mid size companies then expand their tuition reimbursement/loan programs to finance new drivers?

Would the training companies finally be forced to treat their drivers as human beings?

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