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Re:Amazon to employees: Quit your job, we’ll help you start ... by supercanuck on Monday May 13, 2019 @02:31PM (#19902297)
>Increased cost of doing business

Are you sure about that? What would the insurance risk premiums be on letting amateurs drive tractor trailers.

Seems this would simply push the risks (future expense of an accident) on other people of the road.

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Re:Amazon to employees: Quit your job, we’ll help you start ... by himeexcelanta on Monday May 13, 2019 @02:48PM (#19902507)
I don’t have any hard numbers or studies. I am inferring this from the fact that the ATA and trucking lobby hasn’t made a hard push to relax FMCSA safety regulations. Large motor carriers were the first to adopt ELD. They know what regulations to fight and which ones to accept, in terms of what will help their bottom line (and maximize value to their shareholders as many motor carriers are public companies).
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Re:Amazon to employees: Quit your job, we’ll help you start ... by matz1 on Monday May 13, 2019 @04:39PM (#19903711)
ATA and trucking lobby might have different motives for not relaxing regulation, high barrier to entry is good for them.
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