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Not In Their Backyard - USA - U.S. O-Os rattle Canadians with calls for foreign driver crackdowns
Alexandria,VA,USA -Today's Trucking (CAN) -6 Nov 2006: -- The Owner Operators and Independent Drivers Association created a bit of a stir recently when called for a U.S. DOT crackdown on "foreign" commercial drivers operating in the United States... A week earlier, OOIDA and OBAC, the Owner-Operator's Business Association of Canada, had announced an amalgamation of sorts -- an agreement to share resources and expertise to further the goals and objectives of both organizations -- and many lauded the venture. It seemed odd to many of our callers that the crackdown call would come so close on the heels of the announcement of the partnership... OOIDA's boss doesn't think only Canadian hazmat haulers should get away with a FAST card substitute... While it's clear OOIDA is simply protecting its turf, and laying a lot of the blame for current woes at the feet of U.S. law enforcement, Johnston warns Canadians against feeling smitten by his harsh words for "foreign" drivers... Dick Rankins is an American owner-op based in Washington, but who hauls to Alaska exclusively -- through Canada. He says he hopes Canadian drivers would have similar safety concerns if unsafe trucks and drivers were operating in that country...
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