U.S. DOT unveils blockbuster 'Pro-Trucker Package' that promises to kill speed limiter mandate, expand truck parking, much more
U.S. DOT unveils blockbuster 'Pro-Trucker Package' that promises to kill speed limiter mandate, expand truck parking, much more
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy rolled out a wide-ranging plan designed to support the trucking industry by cutting regulations, cracking down
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(1) Speed limits gone. Workers encouraged to drive more recklessly and given tighter deadlines to meet. (2) More truck parking for the same reason. Cities filled with parking lots for truckers to sleep instead of being reasonable distance and deadlines for the routes.
None of this "helps truckers". This helps truck companies exploit their workers more while making the roads less safe and cities covered in more parking lots.
Another proud moment for capitalistic innovation
According to the linked article It also includes changes to mandated rest periods to help ensure truckers are even more sleep deprived than they already are.
I did see one good provision, allowing to split the 14 hours of driving time with a 30-180 minute break in the middle. But encouraging the mandatory 10 hour rest periods to instead be 2 5 hour rest periods will make for very sleep deprived humans operating 40,000lb machines at 70+MPH
It's an ideal conditioning to double down on some self-driving trucks program.
If you was afraid of driving in tesla yourself, now a 16-wheels tesla can drive into you!