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Since the Supreme Court said that Bush doesn’t have to have EPA approval to allow Mexican trucks into the country, California is using the ‘clean air’ argument to keep them out of their state.
The Sacramento Bee — sacbee.com — Rivals ahead for U.S. truckers
“I will probably end up replacing a number of my U.S. drivers [...]

More news about the driver shortage -
Trucking firms need to keep drivers on road – 2000-07-17 – Business First of Buffalo
Mike Hoggard, vice president of Turner Transfer in Greensboro, N.C., said his company loses very few drivers. Hoggard thinks pay is what drivers primarily care about.
“You can offer them all kinds of benefits, but when [...]

FMCSA Argues for HOS Stay
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has shot back its response to the Washington D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals categorically denouncing Public Citizen’s arguments for its opposition to a stay in the hours of service (HOS) rules.
This marks the final response to the Court’s July 16 ruling until it makes [...]

Another boring meaningless study perpetrated  on the ignorant to push an agenda.
Studies clash on safety impact of hours rule By Max HeineA study released today by an insurance trade group says the new hours-of-service rule has resulted in truckers driving more and being slightly more fatigued than under the old rule.
However, a new report from [...]

I really miss the old days of trucking. The two lane deserted scenic highways, before the congestion of interstates. I would wind through the endless small towns and incredible scenery, stop at a small truck stop, long before the days of franchises that made every truck stop look and the food taste exactly the same. [...]

Claybrook: highway fatality statistics get ’spin’
Claybrook, in a release issued Aug. 10, stated that the “historic low” in highway deaths, an .8 percent reduction from 2002, was only part of a steady historic decline — 46 percent between 1982 and 2002, and not really news.
The number of highway deaths for 2003 was the lowest since [...]