No, Rep Crockett, driving an 80,000-pound truck is not the same as driving a rental car

As someone who has spent decades training professional truck drivers, I take highway safety very seriously. America’s economy depends on a national freight network that moves goods through every state, across every major highway corridor, and into every community. When safety standards for commercial drivers are weakened anywhere, the consequences ripple across the entire country, putting motorists, supply chains and professional drivers at risk.

That’s why I was deeply troubled by recent remarks from Democratic Texas Rep.