The Trump administration has taken a step closer to relaxing federal regulations governing the amount of time truck drivers can spend behind the wheel, a move that was long sought by the trucking industry but opposed by safety advocates who warn it could lead to more highway crashes.
But highway safety groups have warned that putting the revisions into place would dangerously weaken the regulations.The government “is offering flexibility without regard for the fact that these weakened rules could be exploited by the worst actors in the industry,” said Harry Adler, executive director of the Truck Safety Coalition.
“Having the flexibility is huge,” Terry Button, a hay farmer and truck owner from upstate New York, said Wednesday. “It’s good that the government finally took the time to listen to the people who do the job.” Button has logged about 4 million miles since he started driving in 1976.The current regulations limit long-haul truckers to 11 hours of driving time within a 14-hour on-duty window. Drivers must have had 10 consecutive hours off duty before the on-duty clock starts anew.
Short-haul drivers are exempt from logging their time electronically if they meet certain criteria that include starting and returning to the same location within 12 consecutive hours and not exceeding a 100-mile radius. The proposal would extend the on-duty period to 14 hours and extend the distance limit to 150 miles.
Remember when they got rid of the assault weapons ban, nothing came of it, besides all the mass shootings.
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Great: drowsy drivers behind even heavier equipment.
Ok as you wish
As someone who is 38 and driven 20+ years with no accidents believe me when I say that the first one I had in LA was with an 18 wheeler who hit me bc he couldn't see me merging on the fwy. I was at fault. $3000 damage to my car - 0 to his. I am against all trucks now
This is dangerous
Anything to do away with health and safety; Don realDonaldTrump would prefer more money instead. There are reasons these laws were put in place.
We have the rules we have because truck drivers were driving while dangerously tired and having accidents. Cars don’t stand a chance against 18-wheelers. Why would we want to go back to a time when our roads were less safe for everyone?
Trump’s an idiot, but this is finally something I can support.
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