trucking association praised transportation secretary elaine chao for allowing them to legally ignore what they called quote confusing and duplicative state rest break rules asserting the federal government's critical role in regulating interstate commerce and while the federal motor carrier safety administration claims that safety is their first priority their administrator raymond martinez is statements on these rule changes expose another reason for the changes. california's extra rules reduce productivity and are a drag on the economy. every bit of lost productivity increases cost to consumers and hurts hardworking american families different rules in different states and it's needless burdens on drivers many of whom or small businesses fighting to make ends meet in a very competitive market. in addition asked pointed out by the international brotherhood of teamsters and their predisposition to the ninth circuit court of appeals to reverse the decision saying quote this is simply a giveaway to the trucking industry at the expense of driver safety and to do it late on a friday befo

according to the american trucking association, the average median salary for similar truck drivers is right around $53,000. wal-mart said the increase in hire rate comes as it's delivering more goods due to an increase in same-store sales. >>> and that leadsitous alley razz -- leads us to allie rasmus. >>> overall jobings good. looks good. we can show you the maps from gilroy. you will see a bit of a slowdown in morgan hill. but then it clears and open up. the issue south of ray street. comes in earlier as a report of a car fire. but sounds like the vehicle is still off to the side of the road there. there is a little slowing. also, northbound 101 at 6 80. although there is no specific information about what is causing that. we'll continue to look out for that here. here is a look at 280. the earlier crash and car fire we told you about in the northbound direction. making things ever slightly so slow. highway 82. traffic looks pretty good in this stretch. you'll have no problems getting over the bridge onto the peninsula in the commute direction, that westbound direction. time now is

the trucking industry. is this immoral to block exchanges associated with self driving auto industry to protect the free market from creating a large discontent populations like the ones that brought the socialist revolution a century ago? >> in terms of trade, well-established as a matter of economics that for a long time notwithstanding protectionist policies, it is good for both parties, the individuals engaging in the transaction. if you think about free trade in the most basic terms, two willing individuals, one part the money, the other part the goods, the reason i did so is both thought to be better off after the transaction than before. another way to think of it is protectionism makes sense, maybe we should protect ourselves from those marylanders up the road, portrayed barriers between maryland and dc to protect our local decent people. one reason the united states is such a prosperous country and has been for a long time is it is a large free trade zone. people in maryland trade with people from

. $88,000 a year, significant higher than what the american trucking association estimates the average truck driver salary at $53,000. if you are looking for a job and have experience it might be a good opportunity. rob: thank you so much.