May is shaping up to be a good month for spot freight. Produce harvests are picking up and construction activity is on the rise. Also, truck drivers got a winning shout-out on Jeopardy recently. We’ll speak with a contestant who works with drivers and took a moment during the show to give thanks to our nation’s unsung heroes. And over the years, the medical card has become a particular bugaboo for some truck drivers. But Marty Ellis had an experience with his medical card that’s a new chapter in that tale.
9:43 – Truckers get a shout out on famous game show.
24:03 – Finally, a good month for spot freight.
38:47 – A new kind of trouble with a medical card.
Links, email addresses, phone numbers and more information
- Learn more about the OOIDA Safe Driving Award Program.
- Starting Friday, Marty Ellis and OOIDA’s tour truck, the Spirit of the American Trucker, will be at the Midwest Pride in Your Ride truck show. That takes place at the Tri-State Raceway in Earlville, Iowa. Stop in to join or renew OOIDA membership for two years at $50. 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 donate to the Truckers for Troops fund all year.
- Find out how to listen to Land Line Now on TNC Radio.
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Truckers get a shout out on famous game show
Truck drivers got a winning shout-out on Jeopardy recently. We’ll speak with a contestant who works with drivers and took a moment during the show to give thanks to our nation’s unsung heroes.
Finally, a good month for spot freight
May is shaping up to be a good month for spot freight. Produce harvests are picking up and construction activity is on the rise. We’ll get the break down from Stephen Petit of DAT in today’s Market Update.
A new kind of trouble with a medical card
Over the years, the medical card has become a particular bugaboo for some truck drivers, with ever-tightening requirements, the tests that some physicians put you through, and so on. But Marty Ellis had an experience with his medical card that’s a new chapter in that tale.
