Letter to the Editor: Hours of Service

his [drivers’ workday rule] doesn’t appear to be a very well-thought-out plan. Why do we want to create a bigger shortage of drivers in an already fragile industry?

Will resorting to drivers with less experience to fill the vacancy gap help decrease the accident rate? Will the more experienced veteran drivers be willing to continue working in an industry that forces them to take a cut in pay?

Washington, D.C., goes home every night without a thought of the real, nuts-and-bolts people that deliver the very things that all of us require and enjoy. I wonder if [the people in government] realize how this affects all our lives and pocketbooks.

I>President

id-Western Car Carriers

ansas City, Mo.

This letter appeared in the Jan. 26 print edition of Transport Topics. Subscribe today.

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