Driver to FMCSA: ‘Stop coming after us!’

Mar 24, 2012

Updated Mar 28, 2012

Owner-operator Greg Petit gave federal regulators a mouthful Friday morning during a hearing to get input on electronic onboard recorders. View Petit’s statement to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration panel at the Mid-America Trucking Show (below) and read what others had to say to FMCSA.

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