Charleston Congressman discusses proposed federal truck regulations
U.S. Rep. Tim Scott rallied against new federal trucking regulations, such as a new U.S. Department of Transportation rule that could reduce truckers' allowable daily driving hours from 11 to 10, recently in Charleston. He said the rule proposed in December is unnecessary given the industry's safety record -- a 40 percent decrease in fatalities since 2006 -- and threatens jobs.
"What we're doing is working," Scott said. "I don't understand where their common sense has gone."
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