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Jun 19, 2014

TRUCKING RULES * USA: Federal's Truck Regs ...

* Illinois ... Not So Fast 

Decatur,ILL,USA -WANDTV 17 –Jun 17, 2014: -- The recent crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that injured actor Tracy Morgan has some politicians calling for changes in trucking industry regulations. One local former truck company owner says don’t act so fast. Study the issue from the driver’s perspective first... U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, (D) New York, wants “black boxes” installed on all big rigs before the end of the summer. “Today we are calling on the Motor Carrier Safety Administration to get rules in effect in the next two months. Plain and simple,” Schumer stated... But Mark Young, a former truck company owner from Taylorville, wants the federal government to take its time since federal laws regulating trucking were changed just one year ago... Young suggests an inexpensive method of determining who is at fault in crashes involving trucks. Mounting dash cams in truck cabs... “They’re affordable and an accurate record of what the truck is doing. Where it’s at, locations. And hours of service by their drivers,” he said. Young showed WAND TV a camera he mounts in his truck. He says he purchased it for about $100 at a local Pilot fueling station...

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