The trucking industry has recently been plagued by a new set of government regulations called CSA 2010. (Compliance, Safety, and Accountability)
The purpose of CSA 2010 is to give large carriers an advantage over small carriers, to act as a classic "barrier to entry" for any start-ups that might consider getting into trucking, and to create jobs in the Democrat Party.
The paperwork requirements are astounding.
Go here to get an idea of what is involved. Any time they use the word "stakeholder", what they generally mean is "victim".
The chart below was put out by Commercial Carrier Journal. Good stuff, good stuff.
The scores you see are achieved by maintaining perfect paperwork, perfect (new) vehicles and trailers, and perfect driver logs. It's going to force any older rigs off the road. I've not had time to research who all lobbied for this mess, but I suspect my friends at Peterbilt, Mack, and International are in there.
Heck, if I didn't know better, I'd think that large carriers make huge contributions to politicians and that small carriers don't.
The purpose of CSA 2010 is to give large carriers an advantage over small carriers, to act as a classic "barrier to entry" for any start-ups that might consider getting into trucking, and to create jobs in the Democrat Party.
The paperwork requirements are astounding.
Go here to get an idea of what is involved. Any time they use the word "stakeholder", what they generally mean is "victim".
The chart below was put out by Commercial Carrier Journal. Good stuff, good stuff.
The scores you see are achieved by maintaining perfect paperwork, perfect (new) vehicles and trailers, and perfect driver logs. It's going to force any older rigs off the road. I've not had time to research who all lobbied for this mess, but I suspect my friends at Peterbilt, Mack, and International are in there.
Heck, if I didn't know better, I'd think that large carriers make huge contributions to politicians and that small carriers don't.
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