UPDATE: Virginia Troopers Forcing Truckers To Violate HOS Reg's

[Frederick Schaffner]

We are one step closer to bringing an end to Virginia's state troopers forcing truckers to violate HOS reg's and drive tired. Today I received a call from Mr. Yeager, FMCSA Chief Council Office - HOS, informing me of our petition being assigned to Mr. Jack Kostelnik. I spoke with Jack to introduce myself and get some basic info on what happens now. Jack has stated he must first check out the law Virginia is enforcing and will keep me informed with the status of any actions. We're confident Mr. Kostelnik will discover, in short order, what's happening and take the appropriate steps with Virginia's state gov't. I've also been informed there are time frames which must be met...and we're hopeful for a quick resolution.

I want to point out to everyone a very important thing to identify with our petition being assigned to Mr. Kostelnik. Mr. Yeager is the administrator of his dept section, and obviously reviewed and deemed our petition to be valid in substance to warrant assigning this to his assistant. This is a big step in moving forward with stopping Virginia's activities against truckers. Whether Virginia has a right to have this law/policy in place...they can not enforce it against truckers (interstate commerce.) And that's according to MCSAP regulations.

This is a battle we will win. And with this new understanding of an avenue of how to address state's detrimental actions regarding truckers and CMV safety...we will address many other issues the same way.

Stand Up, Speak Out or Accept What Comes!!!

Safe Trails and God Bless,
Frederick (SilverSurfer) Schaffner

[Donna]

This indeed is a victory for drivers everywhere. I am just as thrilled reading it here,as I was hearing you announce it to everyone for the first time on Plains radio show last night http://www.plainsradio.com

Another step closer. Perseverance is such a great part of winning!!