truckers "doctor shopping"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_on_go_ot/unfit_drivers;_ylt=AosGEMQRybHNu5Gnohbb.Yis0NUE "Do you enjoy your clothing and house? Without the truck driver you would have none of it," said Gary Hull, 52, a trucker for a Louisiana company, as he drove from Edinburg, Texas, to Mansfield, La. "Our economy is based on the truck. People don't understand the ramifications of making it more restrictive for truck drivers to drive." :roll:

People don't understand the ramifications of making it more restrictive for truck drivers to drive." My guess would be, safety?

The Transportation Committee's study was based on a sample of 614 medical certificates obtained from truck drivers at roadside inspections in California, Illinois and Ohio. The committee's staff attempted to contact the medical examiners named on the certificates but could only verify 407 as valid. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_go_co/unfit_drivers;_ylt=ArLiCXuH4NYgbc8VEyerhQOs0NUE I make it look bad they probably skipped over every big fleet truck and went after o/o's and small fleets