California’s AB5 continues to confuse and anger truckers who simply want to run their businesses. But it’s also causing some to try to adapt to the new situation, and they’re telling Marty Ellis about it.
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California’s AB5 continues to confuse and anger truckers who simply want to run their businesses. But it’s also causing some to try to adapt to the new situation, and they’re telling Marty Ellis about it. Also, your truck is likely full of sensor and alarms that alert you to the first sign of a problem, and that is a good thing. Such is the case with an overheating tire. So what do we do when that alert comes through? And a driver with more than 40 years of experience behind the wheel and approximately 4 million incident free miles has been given CVSA’s 2022 International Driver Excellence Award.
Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson
The U.S. DOT considers changes to drug and alcohol testing process that could streamline things. Embark demonstrates how law enforcement would pull over a fully-autonomous truck. And the man who went from hauling frozen stiffs to… hauling a different kind of frozen stiff.
How to help tires beat the heat
Your truck is likely full of sensor and alarms that alert you to the first sign of a problem, and that is a good thing. Such is the case with an overheating tire. So what do we do when that alert comes through? Mike Steiner of Michelin breaks it down.
CVSA honors driver
A driver with more than 40 years of experience behind the wheel and approximately 4 million incident free miles has been given CVSA’s 2022 International Driver Excellence Award. We’ll introduce you to the winner and discuss her career.
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- Saturday, Marty Ellis and OOIDA’s Tour Truck, the Spirit of the American Trucker, will be at the Big Rig Truck Show at the Chaplin Creek Show Grounds in Franklin Grove, Ill. Find upcoming Spirit stops here.
- For questions about commercial vehicle tires, you can go to the Michelin Commercial Truck Tire website.
- Remember, it’s never too late to contact your lawmakers. You can do that via the Fighting for Truckers website or by calling 202-224-3121.
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- You can donate to the Truckers for Troops fund all year.
- OOIDA has an online resource to provide access to information needed to operate in the coronavirus pandemic. Click on the COVID-19 menu at the top of the page on the Land Line Media website.
