OOIDA has issued a call to action on a bill now before Congress, HR3039, that would prevent FMCSA from issuing a requirement for speed limiters in trucks. Also, truckers continue to have problems with brokers who are less than honest. Among the big problems is double brokering, but some truckers are confused about what the term means. We’ll cover that, broker scams and more with Tom Crowley and Jim Jefferson of OOIDA’s Business Services Department. And Arkansas is cracking down on work zone speeders, and they’re going about it in a new way. Meanwhile, an effort in Texas would expand truck enforcement in several counties.
10:12 – Call to Action: Stop speed limiter mandate.
24:52 – Truckers continue to struggle with broker problems.
39:36 – Arizona cracks down in work zones.
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- OOIDA has issued a Call to Action asking members help OOIDA in the fight against speed limiters.
- The Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act would provide $755 million for additional truck parking. Contact your lawmakers about co-sponsoring this bill today.
- Marty Ellis and OOIDA’s tour truck, the Spirit of the American Trucker, are at the Petro in Salina, Kan. That’s at Exit 252 off Interstate 70. Stop in to join or renew OOIDA membership for two years at $50. Find upcoming Spirit stops here.
- To read about state legislation, visit Land Line Magazine’s Daily News by State.
- You can donate to the Truckers for Troops fund all year.
- Find out how to listen to Land Line Now on TNC Radio.
- If you’d like to support the OOIDA Mary Johnston Scholarship, you can donate to the fund. You can drop donations at the Spirit of the American Trucker or send tax-deductible donations to: OOIDA Foundation Inc., 1 NW OOIDA Dr., Grain Valley, MO, 64029.
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Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson
Diesel prices are down 9 cents a gallon. OOIDA issues a Call to Action asking truckers to support the effort to stop a speed limiter mandate. And Georgia’s heavy truck bill has been signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp.
Call to Action: Stop speed limiter mandate
OOIDA has issued a call to action on a bill now before Congress, HR3039, that would prevent FMCSA from issuing a requirement for speed limiters in trucks.
Truckers continue to struggle with broker problems
Truckers continue to have problems with brokers who are less than honest. Among the big problems is double brokering, but some truckers are confused about what the term means. We’ll cover that, broker scams and more with Tom Crowley and Jim Jefferson of OOIDA’s Business Services Department.
Arizona cracks down in work zones
Arkansas is cracking down on work zone speeders, and they’re going about it in a new way. Meanwhile, an effort in Texas would expand truck enforcement in several counties.
