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April 21, 2011 1:38 pm
Jeffs, you have provided a lot of useful information about FMCSA’s cost estimates and what the proposed rule may cost your company. You mention that your company will save little if anything from the paperwork reductions. Do you have any rough figures for how much your company may save (or lose) overall?
Your concerns will have the most impact if you can provide FMCSA with hard data and figures.
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I have been working Safety in trucking for more than 20 years. I have seen crash causation data improve virtually year after year….and fatality rates improve year over year. I have also served on many committees at ATA and other industry groups over the years and have often been involved with these issues “on the front side”. At some point.. somebody that actually counts….somewhere…. has to envoke some common sense. Government can restrict and regulate trucking to the point where there will be no one left to do it except a few of the huge carriers. (Perhaps there is something to that…anyone ever heard of “lobbyists”?) Data can be skewed to show whatever a person wants it to show. Statistics are available to prove ANY POINT on ANY TOPIC you… more »