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Bipartisan Group Calls For Abandonment of proposed HOS Changes
A bipartisan group of Congressmen and Senators have called on the Obama administration to abandon its hours-of-service proposal and retain the current, effective safety rules. Well, finally seems a few in Washington are waking up. “The rules currently in place … Continue reading
Posted in trucking news Tagged Abandonment, American Trucking Associations, Bill Graves, bipartisan group, group, Hard Evidence, high speed rail, hours of service rules, Hours-of-Service, industry compliance, injury crashes, letter, Lows, motor carrier, number, Ray LaHood, safety performance, Safety Record, Safety Rules, service proposal, Transportation Secretary, Trucking, trucking industry, unprecedented rate 2 Comments
Ray TheHood RINO does not get it
It is obvious when one reads the United States Department of Transportation Secretary – Ray LaHood’s blog that he does not get it. Ray TheHood is a perfect example of what a REAL RINO (Republican In Name Only) is. Why … Continue reading
Posted in conservative trucking Tagged Amtrak, C Grade, Construction Worker, cronies, energy grid, federal motor carrier, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, getting a job, high speed rail, Hours-of-Service, job, libtard, motor carrier safety, motor carrier safety administration, percent, Ray LaHood, Republican, republican party, RINO, Transportation Secretary, trucking industry, unemployment, united states department, United States Department of Transportation, work Leave a comment
LaHood Reaffirms Distracted Driving Commitment – How much ‘fudging’ will be involved?
In an analysis of 7,000 crashes released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 2010 concluded that 30% involved some type of distraction but found that of 14 sources of distraction in a car, texting while driving was … Continue reading
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Obama Administration Doing What It Does Best – Waste More Money
It makes no sense to waste money that you don’t have on things you don’t need. The Obama administration has said: “Now, there are still thousands of miles of roads, railways, and runways left to repair and improve. And engineers, … Continue reading
‘Misleading’ Distracted Driving Study – DOT Not Happy
When the DOT suggested banning the use of hand held devices for sending and receiving of text messages and or email by commercial truck and bus drivers – they did so without a good study in my opinion. They caught … Continue reading
Posted in trucking news Tagged bus drivers, cmv drivers, deadly epidemic, Driving, driving laws, enforcement, flack, highway, highway loss data institute, hldi, lack, misleading report, perfect world, Ray LaHood, Reputable Research, texting, tractor trailer, Traffic Safety, transportation institute, Transportation Secretary, truck, truck crashes, Truck Drivers, trucking fleets, Virginia Tech 1 Comment
Another Distracted Driving Summit – why
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the second National Distracted Driving Summit will be held on September 21st, 2010, in Washington, DC. Lahood wants to build on the growing momentum sparked by the first summit last fall, Secretary … Continue reading
LaHood: worried about ‘Global’ Texting
Here we go again. Our US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is so infatuated with distracted driving that he is now going “global” with it. Why is our “US” Transportation Secretary even worried about distracted driving “globally?” This is just about … Continue reading
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Hey, Teamsters, Get Over it. Truck Driver Hours of Service Rules Are Here to Stay
The Teamsters union is petitioning the new Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, to overturn the changes in the truck driver hours of service rules, which were modernized in 2003 and have withstood numerous court challenges already. This seems like pure politics … Continue reading
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