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Blacksheep · Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:00 am Post subject:

traveler15301 wrote: yoopr wrote: Useless wrote: Yooper!!!

When was it that the Fed's outlawed a driver holding a license in more than one state?? Seems IIRC, it was back in the early days of The Reagan Administration.

Can you re-freshen my memory???

Each state called their truck driving licenses differently-In Michigan we had what was called a C2 and I don't remember what year we went to Federal CDL

In PA it was class I, II, or III corresponding to current CDL C, B, A in that order.

When the feds mandated the "universal" CDL thing, can't recall exactly, but it was in the mid 90's when we got "grand-fathered"...we all went down, took the "new" written test...and that was it!

I didn't take a written test, they just exchanged my old one for a fancy new CDL.
Another revenue scam for the good of the people, bullsh*t we still have idiots, fixed nothing. :shock:

coastie · Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 418 Location: Elberton, Ga

Before the deregulation my Father worked for a trucking company as a shipping Clerk. This was a Flatbed company that hauled Granite markers and tombstones out of Elberton, Ga. Granite Capital of the World type of place. The Owner kept Brand new Cabover Macks Trucks painted Mack Green, and Red Flatbed Trailers. Argo Trucking.

Back then I dreamed of Driving for them..

If a truck broke down the would send another with the Lowboy with a spare truck and bring back the broke down truck or send the machanics if they were close by

They would load the truck down to the max and some. and be back for a second load about mid week

But long before I had a chance the Owner sold out and it was closed down.

The COmpany that bought it only bought it for the rights it had.

kreeper01 · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:05 pm Post subject:

Wow, what a topic.

Deregulation, Pres. Bush A*& hung from a flag pole, D.O.T. regulations, top named companies want you to run run run with very little to no sleep.

When will all this BS end :?: When will us drivers here in American stand as 1 and take on this countries "so-called fair govnerment" :?:

ronjon619 · Joined: 24 Mar 2006 Posts: 381 Location: San Diego, CA

Didn't Barbara Walters have a special on T.V. exposing the downside of the industry? (drug use, false logs, guns and so forth)

I was had a conversation with a retired driver. He said it all went downhill after that special aired.

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