This is (John Hill) the latest Bush bureaucrat to head up the FMCSA. So what.

Until every drivers license manual, in every state, has a chapter (and test) on how to drive "with" and respect trucks, I don't care what this former "cop" has to say.

Here's what else has to happen. Until drivers can safely enter and exit the interstate, proving it during a driving test, they cannot get a license. After their 70th birthday, drivers must be retested every two years. Cars passing, then cutting in front of big trucks too closely, will be stopped and ticketed. The same for tailgating. Cars and RV's going 45 mph on a 70 mph road will be pulled over and questioned.

School buses will be restricted to right lane travel only. Cars must yield to truckers moving over for law enforcement, construction or other trucks stopped on the side of the road.

For truckers, 10 hours a day will be the maximum driving time. Not 11 hours. To drive again, you must be off duty for 12 hours, not 10. Forget ever bringing back split sleeper time. Waiting time at a shipper or receiver past two hours should be subtracted off the ETA on the other end.

Every weigh station should be closed. Double the Federal DOT safety budget. Send DOT experts directly to EVERY motor carrier to do comprehensive audits. DOT officers in unmarked vans should pull over questionable trucks and drivers. Shippers will be solely responsible for overweight trucks leaving their property.

Trucks will be governed at 70 mph. Tankers will be governed at 65 mph. Split speed limits will be eliminated. The national interstate speed will be 70 mph. This will be mandatory for all states - no exceptions!

When there is a left lane restriction for trucks on a 4 lane interstate (8 lanes both directions) one lane will be designated for trucks only. Two left lane restrictions will be eliminated.

America is a great country. But we have one big problem. We, that is the people we elect, like to do things half-assed. We never seem to know how to properly finish anything to a logical conclusion. Korea, Vietnam and Iraq are just a few of the "bigger" examples. If we want safe highways, then make them safe. Stop screwing around. Picking on truckers is half-assed. Get the job done right and let's make everyone accountable.