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FEEDBACK Company Sees CSA as Drivers’ Problem found your piece on the con- troversial CSA 2010 and HOS interesting and disheartening at the same time. I I have been a professional driver for almost nine years. I work for a company in northern Indiana. I have been there for a little over a year, and I can tell you from expe- rience they could care less about either of the aforementioned items. Our safety guy, in all fairness to him, really has his hands tied, with the “powers that be” above him saying get the load there no mat- ter what. He even went as far as to WHAT’S YOUR OUTLOOK FOR THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY IN 2011? Via Facebook: I see more government controlling us. I see less miles, less home time. I see more Mexican trucks coming across and EOBRs. I see drivers pulled off the road because they don’t have money for sleep tests or meds. I see me after 27 years coming off the road because of all the government BS. — Timothy D. A drop in my income, and less time at home trying to make up for it. — Bill R. Probably not much better than 2010, with all the new rules. More rules and regula- tions ain’t gonna do a bit for 8 TRUCKERS NEWS JANUARY 2011 safety when four-wheelers continue to drive like morons! Truckers may be a little slower, but creating rolling roadblocks is not gonna do a damn thing but piss off people driving cars and trying to get around the trucks at any cost! — Robin D. I know we need to reform, but the government always tweaks too much! It is going to be one big headache for all drivers! We will see no good at all. — Robert K. I hope it’s prosperity and slight to moderate growth. A drop in fuel prices would be good. But mostly, I think with CSA coming online, it’s gonna be a big driver Trucking has gone to the dogs. We would be better off working for $10 an hour at home than to stay out here, which is exactly what I intend on doing. — Brian F. shortage and companies going under. — Mike R. We’re ****ed. The good ol’ days are a distant memory. — Josh L. A pay cut due to the change in hours of service! Sugges- tion: If it ain’t broke, please don’t fix it! — Alan S. bring in our insurance guy, to go in depth on CSA 2010 and the serious- ness of it if not followed by drivers and companies alike. Our general and office man- agers were there and neither one were paying attention — the one was goofing off with one of the dis- patchers and the other about to fall asleep. These are the people in charge of running this company. They look at these new rules as the “drivers’ problem.” We are not a large company, and I can tell you we are not circling the wagons to protect it either. I guess I should get to the TODD DILLS