Update
At some point in the past, I vowed to keep the blog site current, so I guess I’ve been falling down on that, since I haven’t posted anything in 6 weeks. I guess there’s really not much to report. ATA is continuing to fight DOT on their ridiculous new hours of service rules. The results of that war will not be known for many months; possibly not until after the 2012 elections. DOT announced the electronic on-board recorder final rule will not be published until next year, which means it will probably be 2015 until you are forced, at the point of a gun, to get e-logs in all your trucks. All I can say there is, if you don’t want the e-logs, vote against Obama and Ray LaHood in 2012. DOT’s war against Chinese bus companies is winding down, which is bad news for anyone who isn’t a Chinese bus company.
Finally, in Washington, the debt ceiling, kabuki dance nears its conclusion. I see nothing in what is being discussed that will have any impact on trucking and the DOT. In other words, the FMCSA’s budget is not going to be slashed by 50%. For that matter, it’s not going to be cut at all. That’s all I have for now; I have to go buy some more gold, so I have something to barter with, once the dollar becomes worthless.
