Hell, if you want to talk about rules and regulations that effect commercial drivers and the shortage of. The 3 biggest and all of them are more than 20 years old are (and I might be slightly off about the dates)...
1983 B.A.C was changed from 0.08 to 0.04 for commercial drivers.
1992 federal government standardized rules and regulations, and a drivers record followed you from state to state.
2001 point system was changed, and commercial drivers were no longer allowed points even in their personal car without it counting against their commercial license.
Combined, experienced drivers were hard to keep.
Phil
[bleep] off.
As a former driver who ran 48 plus Canada, lots of local stuff and still maintains his license. Your examples suck donkey balls.
#1. Anyone who can't stay away from driving drunk sure as hell
isn't worth much to the profession.
#2. If your driving habits are so bad you need licences in multiple states
to keep a good one? Again. POS driver.
Got a bunch of T shirts. Never came close on my license.
#3. Car incidents shouldn't cou t against the CDL . But they do. So any
decent driver drives a car like his truck.
#4. My hypocrisy illustrates this one.
5/07, 4am, going to work in a car. Pulled over for 70+mph in a 45 construction zone.
On seeing my CDL, and learning of my gasolene hauling job, i was
given the gift of a "Failure to heed highway warning signs" fine.
$100. No points.
Cops are hesitant to put point on CDL holders licenses.
As to Cali and trucking, their crap goes back many decades.
Their truck inspection and fines were so bad that many drivers and
small companies wouldn't go there. And that goes back to the 80's.
