LLN (9/20/19) – Some U.S. senators think the DOT hasn’t spent enough time looking at automation’s potential effect on your career. Also, last week’s drone attack in Saudi Arabia had a clear effect on the price of fuel in the short and long term – we’ll offer some analysis. With winter just around the corner, you need to make sure your truck is ready. And what’s in the U.S. Senate’s version of the annual transportation spending bill – and how might it affect you?
0:00-10:10 – Newscast.
10:10-24:14 – Effect of drone attack on Saudi oil facilities.
24:14-38:43 – Winter prep for your truck.
38:43-48:21– Effect of automation; Senate transportation spending bill.
Segment 1
Newscast
- Kathleen L. Fox of Mattawan, Mich., has been recognized by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association for 16 years of safe, accident-free driving as part of the OOIDA Safe Driving Award Program.
- Learn more about the OOIDA Safe Driving Award Program.
- OOIDA will be at the California Trucking Show on Oct. 12-13 at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, Calif. That’s at Exit 55 off Interstate 10. Stop in, say hi to the folks from the home office, and join OOIDA at a $10 discount.
- Truckers are urged to make comments on the FMCSA’s proposed changes to the hours of service.
- You can submit your comments on HOS here. The deadline is Oct. 7.
- Read more on the hours of service from Land Line Magazine:
- OOIDA calls HOS plan ‘a big step in the right direction’.
- FMCSA encourages feedback on hours-of-service plan.
- Data review shows short-haul change won’t decrease safety, FMCSA says.
- Change to adverse driving provision would extend trucker’s driving window.
- September is prime season for the invasive insect called the spotted lanternfly to lay eggs, and officials are urging truckers who haul in the northeastern U.S. to check their trucks for any egg masses. Failing to follow required procedures could cost you a big fine.
- For information, you can call OOIDA’s Business Services Department at 816-229-5791.
- You can also find information at OOIDA’s Online Education website.
- Take the required course – Spotted Lanternfly Permit Training for Business – through the PennState Extension.
- If you have questions about the permitting process, email the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture at slfpermit@pa.gov.
- If you are outside of the quarantine area, report any sightings to the Pennsylvania State University Extension at https://extension.psu.edu/have-you-seen-a-spotted-lanternfly or call 888-4-BADFLY (888-422-3359).
- Read more from Land Line Magazine: Spotted lanternfly quarantine: egg-laying season begins in September.
Segment 2
Last week’s drone attack in Saudi Arabia had a clear effect on the price of fuel in the short and long term. Oil industry analyst Tom Kloza shares his thoughts with Mary McKenna.
- Read more from Land Line Magazine: Fuel prices may spike in wake of Saudi Arabia attack.
Segment 3
It may be hot now, but winter is just around the corner. So you need to make sure your truck is ready. Mark Reddig gets some advice from Linda Finch of OOIDA’s Business Assistance Department.
- Read more about chain laws: OOIDA chain law roundup: A state-by-state breakdown on chain laws around the country.
- Be sure to check out OOIDA Compliance Connection
- You can find out more about what OOIDA’s Business Assistance department does here.
- And you can contact them at 816-229-5791.
Segment 4
Some U.S. senators think the DOT hasn’t spent enough time looking at automation’s potential effect on your career. Mark Reddig covers that – plus what is in the Senate’s transportation spending bill – with Jay Grimes of OOIDA’s Washington, D.C., office.
- It’s never too late to share your views with lawmakers. You can do that on the Fighting for Truckers website.
- To call members of Congress, dial 202-224-3121.
- Read OOIDA’s Guide to Contacting Lawmakers.
- Read more from Land Line Magazine: Research undermines panic of automation displacing trucking jobs.