ATA fully supports improving safe operations through a Federal mandate for electronic logging devices, including S. 695, legislation sponsored by Senators Pryor and Alexander.

I've introduced a bill that would allow the Secretary of Transportation to have a waiver authority.

Maine desperately wants one above the 80,000-pound limit to travel the Interstate, because it's safer.

And, if the Congress is able to pass this database proposal that I've offered, would that help you in your hiring process, and how so?

Legislation introduced by Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and John Boozman (R-AR), the Safe Roads Act of 2011, S.754, would require the Secretary to establish a national clearinghouse for records relating to alcohol and controlled substances…

Congress should enact S. 754, legislation sponsored by Senator Pryor, to create a clearinghouse for drug and alcohol test results.

I look forward to reviewing the FMCSA and the industry's efforts to improve commercial motor vehicle safety.

Before we mandate these types of products from Congress, these issues must be addressed.

The proposed changes in the hours of service rules, in my view, fail the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's own cost-benefit analysis, and could result in significant productivity loss to the tune of $2 billion annually.

Economic strain on this delivery system can affect our entire economy, and so this is why it's so important that we get the balance correct in terms of regulations that we pass.

It is time for Congress to act.