moose
Veteran Expediter
this is for John Elliot to read ,as he makes his way into the Phoenix lions den .
may you be the voice of the American trucker ,in facing the almighty big corporations shippers representatives.
one of the big pushes by the ATA ,is to take the most safety oriented experience truckers off the road ,in the name of safety obviously ,to make room for inexperienced low paid drivers,so the ATA can pass along the 'savings' to it's costumers .
We ,that makes a living driving next to those large rigs ,will be many times over ,more safe out here ,if we drive next to an experience high paid driver .
the ATA is lobbying hard in WA DC ,to pass fitness regulations ,aiming of taking experienced safe drivers off the road.
they will use words like BMI ,sleep apnea ,neck size ,epidemic ,obese , ext.
when the fact is ,that many of those truckers ,have came to it as a direct result of decades of living off the roads .
funny thing is ,that after a few million millage driven ,those trucker become the safes on the road . they all posses unmatched safety records ,and we should all be blessed shearing the roads with them .
many of them are also very business oriented ,and providing for large family's .
donot allow to take them to the unemployment line,as that's where they will probably ends .
what the ATA will never tell ,is that there is not even one study ... one true index ... one research ... to show that those truckers are more likely to be involved in an accident .
the true reality ,is that they are well aware of the surroundings and limitations , and do what it takes to keep us all safe.
don't get sunblind ,the ATA is after limiting it's competition , not safety .
America moved by trucks ,most of which are small business owners . do not let them fool you .
stand up for safety .
thanks.
may you be the voice of the American trucker ,in facing the almighty big corporations shippers representatives.
one of the big pushes by the ATA ,is to take the most safety oriented experience truckers off the road ,in the name of safety obviously ,to make room for inexperienced low paid drivers,so the ATA can pass along the 'savings' to it's costumers .
We ,that makes a living driving next to those large rigs ,will be many times over ,more safe out here ,if we drive next to an experience high paid driver .
the ATA is lobbying hard in WA DC ,to pass fitness regulations ,aiming of taking experienced safe drivers off the road.
they will use words like BMI ,sleep apnea ,neck size ,epidemic ,obese , ext.
when the fact is ,that many of those truckers ,have came to it as a direct result of decades of living off the roads .
funny thing is ,that after a few million millage driven ,those trucker become the safes on the road . they all posses unmatched safety records ,and we should all be blessed shearing the roads with them .
many of them are also very business oriented ,and providing for large family's .
donot allow to take them to the unemployment line,as that's where they will probably ends .
what the ATA will never tell ,is that there is not even one study ... one true index ... one research ... to show that those truckers are more likely to be involved in an accident .
the true reality ,is that they are well aware of the surroundings and limitations , and do what it takes to keep us all safe.
don't get sunblind ,the ATA is after limiting it's competition , not safety .
America moved by trucks ,most of which are small business owners . do not let them fool you .
stand up for safety .
thanks.
