PILOTS

COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS

Numbers of

590,000

10,000,000

Vehicles

222,000

8,000,000

Age Limit

65

None (we know of at least one who is 85)

Industry exception to narcotic drugs?

NO

YES

Physical required

Every 6 months

Every 2 years

Flying/Driving hours

30/week, 100/month, 1,000/year

77/week & 88 in 8 days, 330/month, 4,000/year

Above hours tracked

Electronically ("black box")

Drivers keep paper logbooks

Deaths in the last 3 years

Less than 100

15,000+ and between 300,000 & 400,000 injured

Federal regulatory annual budget

$14,600,000,000

$500,000,000