It has finally come to pass

I have followed what this character has put out over the years, and speed limiters is but one of many things he would like to have implemented to restrict trucks. This guy, off and on, over the years has espoused everything from 8 hr workdays for truckers, to no night time truck operation. He would be quite content if there was nary a truck on the road. So, with a nincompoop like this on the committee, one can only imagine what will be coming out of there to mess up things even more than they already are. Rapidly, the whole thing is becoming about as effective as a one legged man in a butt kicking contest.

 

That's fine... He'll be walking without clothes, shoes, nor food to feed his family. But the roads will be much safer and more quiet with all the vehicles out of fuel on the hwy!

 

Cowpie , I misinterpreted your first post . I reread it after I posted and realized my error. The nincompoops are taking over. And I am contemplating early retirement/my exit from this industry. Thanks.

 

Yeah, and I also noticed that there is more to this... Joan Claybrook, the gal that has been a thorn in the side of trucking for so long is also on the committee. There is a grip of folks tied to the rail sector that are on it, along with a bunch of environmentalists and college dweebs. Only one person that might be construed to actually have anything to do with trucking. He is affiliated with OOIDA. James Hoffa in on the committee also, but kinda difficult to really see him being anything considered pro trucking. Pro union, yes. Quite a list of interesting folks on that committee. It is something to watch this all play out. Like something out of the twilight zone. You have the heads of Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT), Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH), and and every other anti-trucking group imaginable on the committee. Here is the list. See what you think.....

The National Freight Advisory Committee members are: 


• Stephen Alterman, Cargo Airline Association

• Gregory A. Ballard, City of Indianapolis

• Kevin L. Brubaker, Environmental Law & Policy Center

• Jeffrey Burns, Parents Against Tired Truckers and Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways

• Terry Button, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association

• Anne Canby, OneRail

• Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen

• Kristin Decas, Port of Hueneme

• Mortimer L. Downey III, CAGTC

• John H. Eaves, Fulton County

• John E. Fenton, Patriot Rail Corp

• Karen Flynn, Arkema Inc.

• Carlos A. Gimenez, Miami-Dade County

• Genevieve Giuliano, University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy

• John Thomas Gray II, Association of American Railroads

• Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, Lambert International Airport

• Brad Hildebrand, Cargill Inc.

• Stacey D. Hodge, New York City Department of Transportation
• James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters

• José Holguín-Veras, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• 
Jack Holmes, UPS Freight

• Richard Inclima, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the Teamster Rail Conference

• Frances Lee Inman, Majestic Realty Co.

• Randell Iwasaki, Contra Costa Transportation Authority

• Michael Jewell, Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, AFL-CIO

• Paul R. Kelly, A & S Service Group

• Paul C. LaMarre III, Port of Monroe

• Michelle Livingstone, The Home Depot

• Bonnie Lowenthal, State of California

• Andrew S. Lynn, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

• C. Randal Mullett, Con-way Inc.

• Rosa Navejar, The Rios Group

• Michael Nutter, City of Philadelphia

• Gary A. Palmer, True Value Company

• Craig Philip, Ingram Barge Company
• John Previsich, SMART - Transportation Division

• William Roberson, Nucor Steel - Berkeley

• Christopher T. Rodgers, Douglas County, National Association of Counties

• Mark Andrew Savage, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance/Colorado State Patrol

• Karen Schmidt, Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board

• Ann Schneider, Illinois DOT

• Ricky D. Smith, Department of Port Control, Cleveland Airport

• Mike Tooley, Montana DOT

• Peter G. Vigue, Cianbro Companies

• Michael C. Walton, University of Texas Austin

• A.C. Warton, City of Memphis

• Leonard Waterworth, Port of Houston Authority

 

If those big, bad trucks didn't go so fast his child would be alive.

I say we overthrow the FMCSA and start over.

 

I second the motion!

 

i see some rail exs on there...can you say conflict of interest

 

i can say that there is an agenda afloat that we dont know about, and its not in our best interests

 

After they finally get their wish to slow them down, I see a new headline appearing.

After the collision with a slow truck and a fast car and the family losing their life, they will then push to remove the trucks from the highways on certain hours.