FMCSA Article on pending rulings. Big changes coming...

Oh ok. You guys just got the internets right?

 

Not every place yet, but that is a good thing, those yuppers don't need to be on the internet, they can barely handle a cell phone.

 

My first google hit has me thinking... not so much.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-29/germany-wants-more-truck-drivers

Who wants to sit in a truck stop 116 hours a week?

 

Hey, Scott! Like your research! Refreshing. Do note that the poor work conditions relate to migrants, brings up a whole different issue. Native German drivers make 2300 Euros on average and I think the exchange rate is over $2/Euro or $4600 on average.

The East European drivers are skipping EU-mandated breaks. Working for free or little more. Keeping the price of EU toilet paper artificially down.

But good point! Thx!


//Nope. Exchange rate's $1.24 to Euro. Haven't checked for a long time. Was $2.60. Ugh! Nothing I hate more than a good theory killed by a fact...

 

All inspired by the vast majority of truck driver impersonators/professional victims.

 

If you stand back and look at the WHOLE picture...........do you really want to emulate ANYTHING that Europe does??? I've heard this a lot lately from some of the "progressives"......about the European model. OK. You can't compare trucking in Germany to striking out from Jersey headed to Seattle.

 

"Elimination of Self Insurance" ... will be the one that drops the hammer on the most companies - combined with a proposed raise in liability coverage to 2 million.

A payoff to "big insurance" and in turn Wall Street of course.