30-day Federal Register Notice Comment 0059

Clifford Stanley Downing - Comments
This is a Comment on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) Notice: Agency Information
Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
Approvals Driver and Carrier Surveys Related to
Electronic Onboard Recorders and Potential
Harassment Deriving From Use

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Due Jun 27 2013, at 11:59 PM ET

ID: FMCSA-2012-0309-0059
Tracking Number: 1jx-85ne-mx15
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Harassment of driver can only be allowed by the driver.
There is no harassment where the driver does not allow it.
One is not forced to work for anyone and violate
regulations. I have been trucking for 30 years, with the last
2.5 years using electronic recorder. No one, and I mean,
NO ONE will tell me when to drive or harass me in any
way. I always have the option, and I have used it, to refuse
to do anything that jeopardizes safety or compliance. I have
NEVER been terminated from a driving position, or as an
owner operator, had my lease cancelled due to any refusal.
This harassment idea is just a ruse to fight against
electronic recorder implementation. I do have reservations
regarding the unforeseen consequences that might have a
negative effect on the movement of goods, and the
associated cost burden throughout the economy with a
recorder mandate industry wide. A driver can be harassed,
if he allows it, whether on paper or electronic. This is much
ado about nothing. A red herring if I have ever seen one.

Date Posted: Jun 3, 2013
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Submitter Information
Submitter Name: Clifford Downing
Mailing Address: 6274 East84th
Street North
City: Kellogg
Country: United States
Postal Code: 50135
Fax Number: 641-526-8019
Organization Name: M.A.C.
Trucking