[PSUscaper]

You know.....

I have to be honest on this one.

I took the class a test 2 years ago and have to say it really is NOT a hard thing to get. The hardest part about the test was getting a truck and trailer to take the test in. (well that and producing the '5 points' of identifcation needed to get a new license, now that IS A PAIN IN THE #%^!)

At this point, we all know the regs and enforcement are a mess, and the chances of it changing for the the better are slim to none. If anything, they are going to get worse.

I know its another pain in the but thing to do, but really, it isn't that hard. If a employee can't pass the test, then I have to ask if they should be driving ANY truck and trailer.

You have to back a trailer into a spot, stop on a line, and drive for five minutes on the road. Is this asking a whole lot? I know the tests vary state by state and some are quite difficult, but it's not rocket science in any way shape or form.

I mean, if you run a pesticide company, employees have to pass a pesticide test. Most don't complain, and that test may be a little bit harder.

I'm 100% against the state telling me I have to do anything. Believe me, when my state passed this stupid 'home contractor' state registration act, I was not happy.

To be honest, as I think about some of the really stupid loads I've carried and then, even worse, see the stupid things people are hauling with thier pickups, I do wonder if it really isn't a good thing. Also, we are all hoping for more regulations and legislation that would require basic requirments for people to be landscapers.....say, like INSURANCE. Well, if we can't get that, then perhaps making everyone with a truck and trailer get a CDL may be a good thing. It would hurt legitimate companies a little, but at the same time, if would make it harder for non-legitimate companies to operate. Is that a bad thing???