Originally Posted by
tajw
I agree, we're all able to express our opinions...and I'm glad we have this forum to do so.
I for one am very concerned about the direction some things are going, having grown up during the cold war. The airline searches and document inspections remind me of the old Soviet Union, and I've heard people advocate restrictions on driving vehicles ....even requiring permits to drive long distances because the 'Government should give permission to someone to travel before they waste all that gas.' Those kind of folks worry me a lot. And what would that do to our industry? Can you imagine not only having to wait for your dispatcher to find you a load, but then wait until the government gave you permission to use the fuel to make the delivery, and possibly even getting a ticket because you used too much by their estimation?
You can accuse me of needing a tin foil hat, but they just completed fuel studies here in my town, installing devices in people's cars to monitor their usage. I think it likely we will start to see movement toward that end in the near future.
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