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Originally Posted by Copperhead
OOIDA might be the only real entity to file against the mandate, but they also are like a poor marksman and miss the target on several other issues and spend a lot of time and resources on stuff that really is not going to be of any major benefit. That is why I have let my membership lapse a few years ago. They continually gave me the impression that they were trying to be a union instead of a organization. One of the issues that initiated turning me off to OOIDA was the Minnesota fatigued driver situation and their approach to dealing with it. While the also took the shotgun approach to the issue in Minnesota, they virtually offered no ground level guidance from their legal department on how an individual driver should handle this if they encounter it.
I do agree, that this whole ELD thing is really unnecessary, in general terms. There are a lot of folks who play fast and loose on paper though. But it seems more of a penalty to put the cost and hassle of an ELD on everyone because of the antics of the few. I have always contended that those that the FMCSA has problems with should have this kind of thing done to them. But to have the entire trucking sector to get saddled with this is overkill to the nth degree. But that is how things are usually done at the guberment level. The at risk fallacy and the cure is the shotgun approach.
thank you! here is my problem with OOIDA. first let me say i'm glad they're fighting this.. now. but my question is.. where have they been on this since 2011? they want a ELD mandate? make it for those who are constantly getting caught with violations.