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Group No. 2: Domingo, Perez, Utitco

I. The trucking industry has terrible habits when it comes to safety.

A. Numerous studies show how careless truckers are.

0. Numerous studies have shown that truckers routinely dust past the federal limit of 60 hours a week on the road.

0. A study done in 2007, for the Department of Transportation shows that truckers are averaging 66 hours on the road, behind the wheel, and 75 hours if they don't belong to a union.

B. The government attempts to ensue safety but fails.

0. Although, safety advocates say this legislation doesn't come close to making the roads safer because it doesn't touch the old-style pay system that rewards truckers for overdriving.

0. It also does not require trucking companies to install safety equipment in their vehicles.

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Group no. 5

I. Thesis Statement : Frankel (2000) said we should start fixing unsafe trucking, since it is a developing problem, before there could be more victims to these kinds of accidents that, in the worse case scenario, may end up dying.

A. Frankel (2000) said that instead of getting married, Heidi Jorgensen died because of her truck-related accident.

B. According to Frankel (2000), the truck industry will keep on causing deaths if we do not stop it.

II. Summary : Frankel (2000) said that we are now informed of the trouble that is unsafe trucking.

A. According to Frankel (2000), we are now aware of the issue and the possible ways to solve it.

B. Frankel (2000) said that we now know how the behaviors of the truck industry and the government cause these deaths.

III. Clincher : Frankel (2000) said that she hopes we believe that our lives are more valuable than a few thousand dollars.

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I. Heidi was killed.

A. She was killed by a truck.

1. “300-pound blade fall off his truck […] killing Heidi instantly.” (Frankel, 2000).

2. “[…] failed to obtain an oversize load permit.” (Frankel, 2000).

B. Company was fined 24 hundred dollars

II. This is unjust.

A. 24 hundred dollars does not justify a death.

B. For years, the trucking industry has been able to escape the law.

III. The trucking industry is not prioritising safety.

A. Regulations and sanctions have not been enforced properly.

B. This is a developing issue that must be addressed before more lives are lost.

IV. The issue of high-risk trucking must be addressed.

A. Look into the present problem.

B. Recognise factors of why trucks are hazardous.

C. Focus on solutions that must be carried out.

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Angela Divina, Yumiko Shoshi, Astrud Ulili

(Just for reference; Main Point: Factors that are causing trucks to become increasingly dangerous)

I. The trucking industry is responsible for around 250,000 crashes and 6,000 fatalities each year.
A. The irresponsibility within the trucking industry is to blame for these accidents.

1. “The trucking industry has some terrible habits when it comes to safety. of all is the widespread practice of making truckers, drive ... and drive ... and drive until they are barely conscious” (Frankel).

2. “30 percent of all truck wrecks are caused by driver fatigue” (Hall).

3. “Truckers routinely dust past the federal limit of 60 hours a week on the road” (Frankel).

B. The government has passed laws for trucks that don’t make roads safer.

1. “But safety advocates say this legislation doesn't come close to making the roads safer because it doesn't touch the old-style pay system that rewards truckers for overdriving” (Frankel).

2. “It also does not require trucking companies to install safety equipment in their vehicles” (Frankel).

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GROUP # 4 Mika Antante, Jade Vega

Main Point # 3

I. The government fails to create effective legislation to make roads safer against truck accidents.

A. “The American Trucking Association has long been one of the most effective Capitol Hill lobbies.”

1. “Ralph Nader’s Public Citizen issued a report tracking $14 million in truck industry political contributions between 1993 and 1998.”

2. The top recipients are Pennsylvania Rep. Bud Schuster from and Arizona Sen. John McCain.

3. Both politicians have filed legislation, according to Congress Daily, May 25, 1999, regarding motor carrier safety tasks.

B. The legislations don’t come close to making roads safer.

1. “It doesn’t touch the old-style pay-system that rewards truckers for over-driving.”

2. “It does not require trucking companies to install safety equipment in their vehicles.”

C. The trucking industry don’t feel like saving the lives of people is enough of a benefit to spend money on.

1. “There is a multitude of safety equipment available, but most of the trucking industry isn’t bothering with it.”

2.” According to Automotive News’ Sept. 6, 1999, truck companies are skeptical costs and benefits of safety devices.”

II. “The solution to the truck problem is straightforward process.”

A. Current legislation needs to be enforced more strictly.

1. “We cannot rely on the trucking industry to regulate itself.”

2. We must eradicate the system that rewards truckers for overdriving; “no more 75-hour weeks for drivers.”

B. “We need to pass new legislation.”

1. An example would be President Clinton’s proposal that is being debated in congress.

a. This would increase fines for safety violations.

b. This would also make it mandatory that truckers rest for 10-14 hours in between hauls.

2. It should be required by law to install safety equipment in their vehichles.

a. For about an additional 15% of trucks’ current cost they can have anti-rollover technology.

b. They can also have more powerful disk breaks.

c. They may also afford a crash avoidance sensor system.

d. They may even add an onboard computerized data recorder.

III. We must realize that we have a vested interest in making our roads safer from trucks.

1. We can lobby in favor of President Clinton’s legislation.

2.  “Take an active role in protecting yourself.”

a. “Give big trucks plently of clearance.”

b. “Don’t follow them too closely.”

c. “If you can’t see mirrors, they can’t see you.”