LLN (12/20/18) – A Missouri bill could effectively end the use of traffic cameras. Also, every year, an Idaho couple delivers fresh-baked cookies to drivers stranded on Christmas Day. The Trees for Troops program delivers Christmas trees to our troops. We’ll have one of our trucking Christmas carols. And we’ll explore why statistics show that the number of truckers losing their lives on the road is going up.
0:00 – 9:41 – Newscast
9:41 – 24:25 – Christmas cookies, Trees for Troops
24:25 – 39:22 – Missouri traffic cameras
39:22 – 49:08 – More truckers dying on the road
Segment 1
Newscast
- Add a highway safety fee to the list of charges you’ll pay the next time you register your truck in Arizona. The new $32 fee will be collected January first on renewals and is already being collected on newly-registered vehicles. For the full story from Land Line Magazine read New Arizona vehicle fee in effect Jan. 1 frees up road revenue.
Segment 2
A trucking couple in Idaho takes time every year to deliver fresh-baked cookies to drivers stuck at truck stops on Christmas Day. Mark Reddig talks with Jeff and Darla Martin. Also, for 14 years, a program has delivered Christmas trees to our troops at home and abroad. We’ll have a report on Trees for Troops. And We’ll have one of our trucking Christmas carols, inspired by industry writer Bill Hudgins and performed by Mary McKenna and OOIDA’s Steve Nickell.
- For more information about Trees for Troops, go to their website: http://www.christmasspiritfoundation.org/.
Segment 3
A bill in Missouri could effectively end the use of traffic cameras in the state. Terry Scruton chats with our state legislative experts, Keith Goble and Mike Matousek.
- Read more from Land Line Magazine, Missouri bills address searches, police interaction, motorcycles.
- To read about legislation in a particular state, visit the OOIDA Legislative page.
Segment 4
The most recent statistics show that the number of truckers losing their lives on the road is going up. So why is that? Mark Reddig talks with OOIDA Director of Safety and Security Operations Doug Morris.
- It’s never too late to share your views with lawmakers. You can do that at FightingForTruckers.com.
- To call members of Congress, dial 202-224-3121.
- Read OOIDA’s Guide to Contacting Lawmakers.
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