Bills in four states address truck parking concerns

Truck parking needs are a topic drawing attention this year at statehouses from California to Virginia.

May 2019

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Keith Goble

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California A bill moving through the state Assembly addresses concerns about where professional driv
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Keith Goble has been covering trucking-related laws since 2000. His daily web reports, radio news and “OOIDA’s State Watch” in Land Line Magazine are the industry’s premier sources for information regarding state legislative affairs.