Want to drive a truck?

Great, now pony up the money for a CDL. Well stop you on the road any time we want, and well test you for drugs and alcohol in your system whenever we feel like it. Refuse, and we'll consider you guilty along with taking away your license...and ability earn a living (Thank you, Ronald Reagan).

Want to travel into places like Canada? Well, don't go running off to the Great White North just yet. You need an enhanced ID. A "regular" ID just won't do! We need to know who we have coming into the US. (Thank you George W. Bush)

Want to haul haz-mat? Whoops, you just might be a terrorist. Better have TSA check you out first to make sure that you don't go out and do some dangerous terroristy stuff. Oh, and be sure that you pay us each time we take your fingerprints. You can't drive if we don't say it's okay (Thank you, George W. Bush).

How safe is that truck you're driving?

Better get it inspected every year...by a licensed vehicle inspector. Make sure that you have the sticker we require. (Thank you again, Ronald Reagan).

And just wait until next year when the CSA 2010 and PSP programs are implemented (Thank you Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood -r).