[ex91B10]

The supply of drivers is also kept low due to ridiculous demands of insurance companies (who now have the final word on who you can or cannot hire) and trucking companies that keep setting the bar higher as far as criminal background goes.

Impeach the kenyan or secession.

[Newtoidaho]

I’d like to hear what you consider some of these “ridiculous demands” from the insurance industry are?

These are the underwriting guidelines for drivers for the company I work for:

2 years experience
No major/serious CDL violations in the past 3 years
No more than 2 moving violations in 1 year and more than 4 in 3 years.
No preventable DOT recordable crashes in the past 3 years
Valid CDL
Meets all FMCSA qualifications

We don’t tell our customers who they can hire and who they cannot hire, that decision is up to them.

However, I’m sure everyone at FreeRepublic is aware of the problem with trial attorneys in the country and how a trucking can be hounded and sued out of business in the event of even a moderately serious accident. And remember, it is the insurance company that funds the liability defense for the trucking company and involved-driver in the event of a lawsuit.

A driver with a poor driving record who is involved in a serious crash can be the death knell of a trucking company.