Medically Unfit Truck, Bus Drivers Still on U.S. Roads, Study Finds
National News • July 22, 2008
Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver's licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those ...
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Subject: RE: Now Add the Illegal Alien Truckers
Posted On: July 23, 2008, 7:52 am CDT
Posted By: wudchuck
Comment:
1) first of all there are not illegal alien truckers! all truck drivers get a cdl license and are tested periodically. secondly, does it really matter if they are from mexico or canada? we have had drivers fm canada drive their load to their destinations, why not the mexicans. what we fear the most is thinking we are going to lose jobs and we are not. according to the agreement, we are allowing them to deliver that load and possibly take a load back w/them into their country. they are not allowed to driver interstate load (state to state; vs country to country). concern, like most, is the condition of the vehicles. most trucks are safe and if DOT does it's safety checks, you'll find out they are no different than ours as far as safety. how many truckers do you know that don't abide by the logbook or hours of duty? i used to be a driver trainer and seen many folks that did. they were interested in the $$$$ and not safety, as designed by the FED DOT!
2) medical: we can't control if and when we have a heart attack or seizure. we can get regular check-ups to ensure we keep in touch with our doctors for treatments if necessary. the driver who talked about that his walking to the mailbox was harder than driving - agreed! many of you might sit at you desk today and read/write and complete your business. that is the same with a truck driver. he spends 80% of his day driving. now, if you want to talk about fed disability and payment. don't we want them to earn a paycheck if they can, instead of getting a freebie? afterall, they are contributing back to society w/o relying on being paid to live. many folks want to feel as if are independent. now we do have folks that live on welfare that could be working but like the idea of free money. personally, i feel that they need to get off their duff and work. another reason why we can't get out of debt, we allow folks to get away with things.
3) i am glad we have a nation that can say many folks help each other. even though we have an increase in oil prices, we still punch the clock for a paycheck and still pay for our commodoties (clothing, resources, etc).
afterall, how many of us are truly perfectly fit? can some of say, we drive that same route everyday, we can drive that in our sleep? my hat is off to those that do driver the roads. if you look at the amount of goods transported and the number of folks that use buses to travel to the number of accidents, you'll find that the trucking industry is NUMBER 1 in safety.
Subject: RE: Now Add the Illegal Alien Truckers
2) medical: we can't control if and when we have a heart attack or seizure. we can get regular check-ups to ensure we keep in touch with our doctors for treatments if necessary. the driver who talked about that his walking to the mailbox was harder than driving - agreed! many of you might sit at you desk today and read/write and complete your business. that is the same with a truck driver. he spends 80% of his day driving. now, if you want to talk about fed disability and payment. don't we want them to earn a paycheck if they can, instead of getting a freebie? afterall, they are contributing back to society w/o relying on being paid to live. many folks want to feel as if are independent. now we do have folks that live on welfare that could be working but like the idea of free money. personally, i feel that they need to get off their duff and work. another reason why we can't get out of debt, we allow folks to get away with things.
3) i am glad we have a nation that can say many folks help each other. even though we have an increase in oil prices, we still punch the clock for a paycheck and still pay for our commodoties (clothing, resources, etc).
afterall, how many of us are truly perfectly fit? can some of say, we drive that same route everyday, we can drive that in our sleep? my hat is off to those that do driver the roads. if you look at the amount of goods transported and the number of folks that use buses to travel to the number of accidents, you'll find that the trucking industry is NUMBER 1 in safety.