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“ THEy SaId IT”

“Trucks with
“It’s a bad rule. This rule is slightly better, less than

but it’s going in the wrong direction from 500,000 miles

where the agency should be going.” average 2 to
4 cents in
—gregory Beck, general counsel for Public Citizen, Advocates for highway and Auto maintenance
Safety and the Truck Safety Coalition, which oppose the Federal motor Carrier Safety
costs. Above
Administration’s latest hours-of-service rule. 500,000 miles
“I know that the
“One of the most true engine of job that goes up to
15 to 20 cents
effective ways to creation in this —ryan Amerman, lead manager of the
per mile.”

prevent hundreds, country is the Invesco Summit Fund, on the average age
of U.S. trucking fleets which is older than
private sector,
if not thousands, not Washington, at any time since the 1980s.

of crashes on our which is why “The only thing the

highways is to I’ve cut taxes for commission has

slow all vehicles small business approved is the hiring

down, including owners 17 times of a consultant to
over the last

large trucks.” three years.”

—American Trucking Associations study the feasibility
President & CEO Bill graves on a federal —president Barack obama to a
report which analyzed crash data for gathering of Associated Press journalists, of tolling Interstate 40
vehicles with and without speed limiters. adding that he has not raised taxes on
businesses once since taking office.
between North Little
“The intent is to ensure that before

operating, new entrants understand Rock and Memphis.”
their compliance responsibilities and —Arkansas highway department director
Scott Bennett announcing the study
are otherwise safe carriers.” on the same day the commissioners
expressed disappointment that the
—rob Abbott, vice president for safety operations for the American Trucking legislature did not repeal a sales tax
Associations, commenting on a provision in the reauthorization bill recently passed exemption on big trucks, but saying the
by the Senate, which would require anyone starting a new trucking company to take a two actions were not related.
written proficiency exam on safety regulations.

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