Well, if you happen to be an independent contractor, you probably aren’t.  Today the L.A. Times published an article about the recent big push to get the U.S. Department of Transportation to require the use of speed governors (devices that limits speed) on big, commercial trucks or get Congress to mandate them in a highway bill.  The American Trucking Associations and other safety advocates are in favor of such a bill but others are none too pleased about it, including conservatives (who oppose government regulation of business) and owners of smaller fleets.   The ATA claims they will not only save lives, but fuel as well.  On the flip side, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says that mandatory speed governors are more likely to lead to collisions, like when a driver needs more horsepower for an emergency maneuver and increase traffic congestion when trucks with speed governors try to pass another truck.  Want to learn more about the controversail issue in the trucking industry?  Click here to read the article from the Los Angeles Times in full.