Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"Enforcement priorities that ignore the relationship between highway safety and coercive demands of shippers, receivers, motor carriers, and freight brokers on drivers are impediments to our overall sa..."

"I wanted to ask Mr. Osiecki about hours-of-service. You say that the rule should remain unchanged. It contradicts almost every safety organization's view of the NTSB and the Federal courts."

"Let us take a time out. We should not allow the weights on the interstate to go above 80,000."

"FMCSA has jurisdiction over regulations that may be perceived as outside the safety purview, but in reality, regulations such as those governing lease agreements, loading/unloading of trucks, and tran..."