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On the recordJune 17, 2013
I would observe, as I have previously, that one of the most neglected and disturbing causes of people driving over hours of service, is basically you have a lot of people who are paid by the load, and not by the hour in this industry.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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DeFazio highlights the issue of payment structures leading to overworking drivers.

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