The American Transportation Research Institute has a new report that lays out the challenges associated with converting the nation over to a fully electric world. When it comes to the trucking industry, the strain on the power grid and the truck parking crisis from electric trucks would be immense – and that’s just the start. Jeff Short, vice president of ATRI, shares what the report turned up along with some possible solutions.
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The American Transportation Research Institute has a new report that lays out the challenges associated with converting the nation completely over electric trucks. Jeff Short, vice president of ATRI, shares what the report turned up along with some possible solutions. Also, the threat of winter storms and unpredictable schedules is impacting the MembersEdge load board. We’ll have the latest in today’s market update with Stephen Petit of DAT. And you get a call that some kind of emergency or crisis has taken place, and they need you at home. Except, as a truck driver you could be anywhere in the country. So what do you do, and how do you prepare for it?
Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson
OOIDA posts comments about the Labor Department’s worker classification efforts. An FMCSA crime prevention study turns up some alarming results. And Texas institutes another CMV inspection blitz at the border.
Winter weather and freight
The threat of winter storms and unpredictable schedules is impacting the MembersEdge load board. We’ll have the latest in today’s market update with Stephen Petit of DAT
Handling family emergencies
You get a call that some kind of emergency or crisis has taken place, and they need you at home. Except as a truck driver you could be anywhere in the country. So what do you do, and how do you prepare for it?
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- Marty Ellis and OOIDA’s tour truck, the Spirit of the American Trucker, are at the Petro in Columbia, S.C. That’s at Exit 5 on Interstate 77. Find upcoming Spirit stops here.
- Get more information about the freight market. And you can find loads at OOIDA MembersEdge.
- 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 go online to use OOIDA’s fuel surcharge calculator.
- Goodyear is accepting nominations for its annual Highway Hero award. Nominations due by Dec. 31. You can nominate a trucker for the award using the form here.
