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2005-03-10 Home Front: Economy

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-03-10 6:07:35 PM|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I am now not buying from Wal-Mart.

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-03-10 6:15:41 PM|| [http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-03-10 6:15:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Nice try, Phil, but it ain't just Wal-Mart. Just about all trucking companies want longer hours for their truckers.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2005-03-10 7:55:09 PM|| 2005-03-10 7:55:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 It's still a bad idea. That's too long to drive day in day out.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-03-10 8:04:12 PM|| 2005-03-10 8:04:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The operative question here is what kind of trucking is this law mainly aimed at? Local/regional or long haul?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-10 9:24:38 PM|| 2005-03-10 9:24:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Not to cause a worry,but I've come from a long tradition of truck drivers we work 16 hr days now :).

Posted by djohn66 2005-03-10 9:51:52 PM|| 2005-03-10 9:51:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I drove over the road for 2 years back in the early 70's -- 14 hrs in every 24 is already pushing it to the wall, IMHO. Remember, many of these guys, especially the independents, do this shit day in, day out, 7 days a week. Let that sink in and it becomes even more insane.

Posted by .com 2005-03-10 11:07:52 PM|| 2005-03-10 11:07:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I don't want some knocked out trucker on the road when my family is driving home.

Posted by Glereger Clise6229 2005-03-10 11:55:19 PM|| 2005-03-10 11:55:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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